| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name! | 1Bless the LORD, my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. |
| 2Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! | 2Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits: |
| 3He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, | 3He continues to forgive all your sins, he continues to heal all your diseases, |
| 4who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, | 4he continues to redeem your life from the Pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion. |
| 5who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's. | 5He keeps satisfying you with good things, and he keeps renewing your youth like the eagle's. |
| 6The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. | 6The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed. |
| 7The LORD revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites. | 7He revealed his plans to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. |
| 8The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love. |
| 9He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. | 9He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time. |
| 10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. | 10He neither deals with us according to our sins, nor repays us equivalent to our iniquity. |
| 11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. | 11As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him. |
| 12As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us. | 12As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us. |
| 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers. | 13As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. |
| 14For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay. | 14For he knows how we were formed, aware that we were made from dust. |
| 15A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, | 15A person's life is like grass— it blossoms like wild flowers, |
| 16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew. | 16but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was. |
| 17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, | 17Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children, |
| 18to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. | 18to those who keep his covenant and to those who remember to observe his precepts. |
| 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. | 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all. |
| 20Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! | 20Bless the LORD, you angels who belong to him, you mighty warriors who carry out his commands, who are obedient to the sound of his words. |
| 21Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! | 21Bless the LORD, all his heavenly armies, his ministers who do his will. |
| 22Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 22Bless the LORD, all his creation, in all the places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, my soul. |
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