Psalms 103
1 [I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh. I will praise him [MTY] with all of my inner being, [because] he [MTY] is holy.
For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
2 [I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.
3 He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases.
4 he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion.
5 He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.
6 Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong.
7 [Long ago] he revealed to Moses what he planned to do; he showed to the [ancestors of us] Israeli people the mighty things that he was able to do.
He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children of Israel.
8 Yahweh acts mercifully and kindly; he does not quickly (get angry/punish us) [when we sin]; he is always [showing us that he] faithfully loves us.
The ford is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever.
10 He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 The skies are very high above the earth, and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.
For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.
12 He has taken away [the guilt for] [MTY] our sins, taking it as far from us as the east is from the west.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.
13 Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that fear him:
14 He knows what our bodies are like; he remembers that [he created us from] dirt, and so we quickly fail [to do what pleases him] [MET].
For he knoweth our frame. He remembereth that we are dust:
15 We humans do not live forever [SIM]; we are like grass [SIM] [that withers and dies]. We are like wild flowers: They bloom [for a short while],
Man’s days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall he flourish.
16 but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more.
17 But Yahweh will faithfully keep loving forever all those who revere him. He will act fairly to our children and to their children;
But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children’s children,
18 he will act that way to all those who obey the agreement he made with them [to bless them if they did what he told them to do], to all those who obey what he has commanded.
To such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do them.
19 Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall rule over all.
20 You angels who belong to Yahweh, praise him! You are powerful creatures/beings who do what he tells you to do; you obey what he commands.
Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders.
21 Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that do his will.
22 All you things that Yahweh has created, praise him; praise him in every place where he rules, everywhere! And I [also] will praise Yahweh!
Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
