1 P raise the Lord, O my soul. And all that is within me, praise His holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

2 P raise the Lord, O my soul. And forget none of His acts of kindness.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:

3 H e forgives all my sins. He heals all my diseases.

Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,

4 H e saves my life from the grave. He crowns me with loving-kindness and pity.

Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

5 H e fills my years with good things and I am made young again like the eagle.

Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 T he Lord does what is right and fair for all who suffer under a bad power.

The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed.

7 H e made His ways known to Moses and His acts to the people of Israel.

He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

8 T he Lord is full of loving-pity and kindness. He is slow to anger and has much loving-kindness.

The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

9 H e will not always keep after us. And He will not keep His anger back forever.

He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.

10 H e has not punished us enough for all our sins. He has not paid us back for all our wrong-doings.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

11 F or His loving-kindness for those who fear Him is as great as the heavens are high above the earth.

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

12 H e has taken our sins from us as far as the east is from the west.

As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

13 T he Lord has loving-pity on those who fear Him, as a father has loving-pity on his children.

As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

14 F or He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.

For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.

15 T he days of man are like grass. He grows like a flower of the field.

As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

16 W hen the wind blows over it, it is gone. Its place will remember it no more.

For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.

17 B ut the loving-kindness of the Lord is forever and forever on those who fear Him. And what is right with God is given forever to their children’s children,

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,

18 t o those who keep His agreement and remember to obey His Law.

To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

19 T he Lord has set up His throne in the heavens. And His holy nation rules over all.

The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all.

20 P raise the Lord, you powerful angels of His who do what He says, obeying His voice as He speaks!

Bless the Lord, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.

21 P raise the Lord, all you armies of His who work for Him and do what pleases Him.

Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.

22 P raise the Lord, all His works in all places under His rule. Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!