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Psalms 103 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name. | 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 | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee. | Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, | Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— | |
| 3 | Who forgiveth all thy iniquities: who healeth all thy diseases. | who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, | who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, | |
| 4 | Who redeemeth thy life from destruction: who crowneth thee 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 | Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle's. | 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 | The Lord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer wrong. | The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed. | The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. | |
| 7 | He hath made his ways known to Moses: his wills to the children 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 | The Lord is compassionate and merciful: longsuffering and plenteous in 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 | He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever. | 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 | He hath not dealt with us according to our sins: nor rewarded 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 | For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that 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 | As far as the east is from the west, so far hath 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 | As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that 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 | for he knoweth our frame. He remembereth 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 | man's days are as grass, as the flower of the field so shall 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 | For the spirit shall pass in him, and he shall not be: and he shall know his place no more. | 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 | But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity and unto eternity upon them that fear him: And his justice unto children's children, | 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 | to such as keep his covenant, And are mindful of his commandments to do 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 | The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven: and his kingdom shall 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 | Bless the Lord, all ye his angels: you that are mighty in strength, and execute his word, hearkening to the voice of his orders. | 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 | Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts: you ministers of his that 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 | Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord. | 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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