1 B less the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, his holy name!
2 B less the Lord, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits;
Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 W ho pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases;
4 W ho redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion;
Who redeemeth thy life from the pit, who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;
5 W ho satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
Who satisfieth thine old age with good; thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 T he Lord performs righteous deeds And judgments for all who are oppressed.
Jehovah executeth righteousness and justice for all that are oppressed.
7 H e made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel.
He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 T he Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness.
9 H e will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
He will not always chide, neither will he keep for ever.
10 H e has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
He hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 F or as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him.
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.
12 A s far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 J ust as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
As a father pitieth children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
14 F or He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
For himself knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 A s for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth:
16 W hen the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone, and the place thereof knoweth it no more.
17 B ut the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,
But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
18 T o those who keep His covenant And remember His precepts to do them.
To such as keep his covenant and to those that remember his precepts to do them.
19 T he Lord has established His throne in the heavens, And His sovereignty rules over all.
Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 B less the Lord, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word!
Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, mighty in strength, that execute his word, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 B less the Lord, all you His hosts, You who serve Him, doing His will.
Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his will.
22 B less the Lord, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Bless Jehovah, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul!