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.
A psalm of David. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and with all that is within me, I give praise to his holy name.
2 [I tell] myself that I should praise Yahweh and never forget all the kind things he has done for me:
I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and I remember all of his good deeds.
3 He forgives all my sins, and he heals me from all my diseases/sicknesses;
He forgives all your sins; he heals all your diseases.
4 he keeps me from dying [MTY], and blesses me by faithfully loving me and acting mercifully to me.
He redeems your life from destruction; he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy.
5 He gives me good things during my entire life. He makes me feel young and strong like eagles.
He satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 Yahweh judges justly and (vindicates/does what is right for) all those who have been treated unfairly.
Yahweh does what is fair and does acts of justice for all who are oppressed.
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 made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the descendants 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.
Yahweh is merciful and gracious; he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty.
9 He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
He will not always discipline; he is not always angry.
10 He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us [severely] as we deserve [DOU]!
He does not deal with us as our sins deserve or repay us for what our sins demand.
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 as the skies are high above the earth, so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor 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, this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins from us.
13 Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.
As a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor 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 knows how we are formed; he knows 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],
As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower in a field.
16 but then the [hot] wind blows over them, and they disappear; no one sees them again.
The wind blows over it, and it disappears, and no one can even tell where it once grew.
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 covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. His righteousness extends to their descendants.
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.
They keep his covenant and remember to obey his instructions.
19 Yahweh made/caused the heavens to be the place where he rules [MTY]; from there he rules over everything.
Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over everyone.
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.
Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty ones who are strong and do his word, and obey the sound of his word.
21 Praise Yahweh, you armies/thousands of angels who serve him and do what he desires!
Give praise to Yahweh, all his hosts, you are his servants who carry out 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!
Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures, in all the places where he reigns. I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
