| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. | 1Davidic. My soul, praise Yahweh, and all that is within me, praise His holy name. |
| 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— | 2My soul, praise the LORD, and do not forget all His benefits. |
| 3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, | 3He forgives all your sin; He heals all your diseases. |
| 4who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, | 4He redeems your life from the Pit; He crowns you with faithful love and compassion. |
| 5who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | 5He satisfies you with goodness; your youth is renewed like the eagle. |
| 6The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. | 6The LORD executes acts of righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. |
| 7He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel. | 7He revealed His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel. |
| 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. | 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in faithful love. |
| 9He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. | 9He will not always accuse us or be angry forever. |
| 10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. | 10He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our offenses. |
| 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. | 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His faithful love toward those who fear Him. |
| 12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. | 12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. |
| 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. | 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. |
| 14For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust. | 14For He knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust. |
| 15As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; | 15As for man, his days are like grass-- he blooms like a flower of the field; |
| 16when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. | 16when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known. |
| 17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— | 17But from eternity to eternity the LORD's faithful love is toward those who fear Him, and His righteousness toward the grandchildren |
| 18to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts. | 18of those who keep His covenant, who remember to observe His precepts. |
| 19The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. | 19The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. |
| 20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. | 20Praise the LORD, all His angels of great strength, who do His word, obedient to His command. |
| 21Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. | 21Praise the LORD, all His armies, His servants who do His will. |
| 22Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul! | 22Praise the LORD, all His works in all the places where He rules. My soul, praise Yahweh! |
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