Psalms, 103

Of David.

¹ Bless Jehovah,^*1 O my soul, Even everything within me, his holy name.

² Bless Jehovah,^*1 O my soul, And do not forget all his doings,

³ Him who is forgiving all your error, Who is healing all your maladies,

⁴ Who is reclaiming your life from the very pit, Who is crowning you with loving-kindness and mercies,

⁵ Who is satisfying your lifetime with what is good; Your youth keeps renewing itself just like that of an eagle.

⁶ Jehovah^*1 is executing acts of righteousness^*2 And judicial decisions for all those being defrauded.

⁷ He made known his ways to Moses, His dealings even to the sons of Israel.

⁸ Jehovah^*1 is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in loving-kindness.

⁹ He will not for all time keep finding fault, Neither will he to time indefinite keep resentful.

¹⁰ He has not done to us even according to our sins; Nor according to our errors has he brought upon us what we deserve.

¹¹ For as the heavens are higher than the earth, His loving-kindness is superior toward those fearing him.

¹² As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset, So far off from us he has put our transgressions.

¹³ As a father shows mercy to his sons, Jehovah has shown mercy to those fearing him.

¹⁴ For he himself well knows the formation of us, Remembering that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for mortal man,^*1 his days are like those of green grass; Like a blossom of the field is the way he blossoms forth.

¹⁶ For a mere wind has to pass over it, and it is no more; And its place will acknowledge it no further.

¹⁷ But the loving-kindness^*1 of Jehovah is from time indefinite even to time indefinite Toward those fearing him, And his righteousness to the sons of sons,

¹⁸ Toward those keeping his covenant And toward those remembering his orders so as to carry them out.

¹⁹ Jehovah himself has firmly established his throne in the very heavens; And over everything his own kingship has held domination.

²⁰ Bless Jehovah, O YOU angels of his, mighty in power, carrying out his word, By listening to the voice of his word.

²¹ Bless Jehovah, all YOU armies of his, You ministers of his, doing his will.^*1

²² Bless Jehovah, all YOU his works, In all places of his domination.^*1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul.