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Psalms 103 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | <V 102:1>To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and bless his holy name, all that is within me. | Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! | Of David. Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. | |
| 2 | <V 102:2>Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all his recompenses. | Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, | Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— | |
| 3 | <V 102:3>He forgives all your iniquities. He heals all your infirmities. | who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, | who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, | |
| 4 | <V 102:4>He redeems your life from destruction. He crowns you with mercy and compassion. | who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, | who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, | |
| 5 | <V 102:5>He satisfies your desire with good things. Your youth will be renewed like that of the eagle. | who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | |
| 6 | <V 102:6>The Lord accomplishes mercies, and his judgment is for all who patiently endure injuries. | The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. | The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. | |
| 7 | <V 102:7>He has made his ways known to Moses, his will to the sons of Israel. | He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. | He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: | |
| 8 | <V 102:8>The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy. | The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. | |
| 9 | <V 102:9>He will not be angry forever, and he will not threaten for eternity. | He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. | He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; | |
| 10 | <V 102:10>He has not dealt with us according to our sins, and he has not repaid us according to our iniquities. | He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities. | he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. | |
| 11 | <V 102:11>For according to the height of the heavens above the earth, so has he reinforced his mercy toward those who fear him. | For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; | For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; | |
| 12 | <V 102:12>As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us. | as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. | as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. | |
| 13 | <V 102:13>As a father is compassionate to his sons, so has the Lord been compassionate to those who fear him. | As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. | As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; | |
| 14 | <V 102:14>For he knows our form. He has called to mind that we are dust. | For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. | for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. | |
| 15 | <V 102:15>Man: his days are like hay. Like the flower of the field, so will he flourish. | As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; | The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; | |
| 16 | <V 102:16>For the spirit in him will pass away, and it will not remain, and he will know his place no longer. | for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. | the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. | |
| 17 | <V 102:17>But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, and even unto eternity, upon those who fear him. And his justice is with the sons of the sons, | But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, | But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children— | |
| 18 | <V 102:18>with those who serve his covenant and have been mindful of his commandments by doing them. | to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments. | with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. | |
| 19 | <V 102:19>The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven, and his kingdom will rule over all. | The LORD has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. | The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. | |
| 20 | <V 102:20>Bless the Lord, all you his Angels: powerful in virtue, doing his word, in order to heed the voice of his discourse. | Bless the LORD, O you his angels, you mighty ones who do his word, obeying the voice of his word! | Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. | |
| 21 | <V 102:21>Bless the Lord, all his hosts: his ministers who do his will. | Bless the LORD, all his hosts, his ministers, who do his will! | Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. | |
| 22 | <V 102:22>Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul. | Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul! | Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul. | |
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