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