| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 1By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name! | 1Of David. Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. |
| 2Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! | 2Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- |
| 3He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, | 3who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, |
| 4who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, | 4who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, |
| 5who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's. | 5who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. |
| 6The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. | 6The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. |
| 7The LORD revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites. | 7He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: |
| 8The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. |
| 9He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. | 9He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; |
| 10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. | 10he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. |
| 11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. | 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; |
| 12As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions 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 his faithful followers. | 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; |
| 14For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay. | 14for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. |
| 15A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, | 15The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; |
| 16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew. | 16the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. |
| 17But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, | 17But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-- |
| 18to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. | 18with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. |
| 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. | 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. |
| 20Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders! | 20Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. |
| 21Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires! | 21Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. |
| 22Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul! | 22Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul. |
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