Psalms 103

1 To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me.

[A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all [that is] within me, [bless] his holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his praises:

3 He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities.

who forgives all thy transgressions, who heals all thy diseases;

4 He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion.

who redeems thy life from corruption; who crowns thee with mercy and compassion;

5 He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle.

who satisfies thy desire with good things: [so that] thy youth shall be renewed like [that] of the eagle.

6 The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries.

The Lord executes mercy and judgment for all that are injured.

7 He has made his ways known to Moses, his will to the sons of Israel.

He made known his ways to Moses, his will to the children of Israel.

8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.

The Lord is compassionate and pitiful, long-suffering, and full of mercy.

9 He will not be angry forever, and he will not threaten for eternity.

He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever.

10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor recompensed us according to our iniquities.

11 For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, the Lord has [so] increased his mercy toward them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us.

As far as the east is from the west, [so far] has he removed our transgressions from us.

13 As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him.

As a father pities [his] children, the Lord pities them that fear him.

14 For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust.

For he knows our frame: remember that we are dust.

15 Man: his days are like hay. Like the flower of the field, so will he flourish.

[As for] man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he flourish.

16 For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer.

For the wind passes over it, and it shall not be; and it shall know its place no more.

17 But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him. And his justice is with the sons of the sons,

But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;

18 with those who serve his covenant and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them.

to them that keep his covenant, and remember his commandments to do them.

19 The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom will rule over all.

The Lord has prepared his throne in the heaven; and his kingdom rules over all.

20 Bless the Lord, all you his Angels: powerful in virtue, doing his word, in order to heed the voice of his discourse.

Bless the Lord, all ye his angels, mighty in strength, who perform his bidding, [ready] to hearken to the voice of his words.

21 Bless the Lord, all his hosts: his ministers who do his will.

Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts; [ye] ministers of his that do his will.

22 Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.