International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
1Bless the LORD, my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. | 1Bless the LORD, my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. |
2Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits: | 2Bless the LORD, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits: |
3He continues to forgive all your sins, he continues to heal all your diseases, | 3He continues to forgive all your sins, he continues to heal all your diseases, |
4he continues to redeem your life from the Pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion. | 4he continues to redeem your life from the Pit, and he continuously surrounds you with gracious love and compassion. |
5He keeps satisfying you with good things, and he keeps renewing your youth like the eagle's. | 5He keeps satisfying you with good things, and he keeps renewing your youth like the eagle's. |
6The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed. | 6The LORD continuously does what is right, executing justice for all who are being oppressed. |
7He revealed his plans to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. | 7He revealed his plans to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. |
8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love. |
9He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time. | 9He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time. |
10He neither deals with us according to our sins, nor repays us equivalent to our iniquity. | 10He neither deals with us according to our sins, nor repays us equivalent to our iniquity. |
11As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him. | 11As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him. |
12As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins 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 for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. | 13As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. |
14For he knows how we were formed, aware that we were made from dust. | 14For he knows how we were formed, aware that we were made from dust. |
15A person's life is like grass— it blossoms like wild flowers, | 15A person's life is like grass— it blossoms like wild flowers, |
16but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was. | 16but when the wind blows through it, it withers away and no one remembers where it was. |
17Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children, | 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 and to those who remember to observe his precepts. | 18to those who keep his covenant and to those 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, you angels who belong to him, you mighty warriors who carry out his commands, who are obedient to the sound of his words. | 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. |
21Bless the LORD, all his heavenly armies, his ministers who do his will. | 21Bless the LORD, all his heavenly armies, his ministers who do his will. |
22Bless the LORD, all his creation, in all the places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, my soul. | 22Bless the LORD, all his creation, in all the places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, my soul. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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