[1] Praise the LORD, my soul! Praise his holy name, all that is within me. [2] Praise the LORD, my soul, and never forget all the good he has done: [3] He is the one who forgives all your sins, the one who heals all your diseases, [4] the one who rescues your life from the pit, the one who crowns you with mercy and compassion, [5] the one who fills your life with blessings so that you become young again like an eagle. [6] The LORD does what is right and fair for all who are oppressed. [7] He let Moses know his ways. He let the Israelites know the things he had done. [8] The LORD is compassionate, merciful, patient, and always ready to forgive. [9] He will not always accuse us of wrong or be angry with us forever. [10] He has not treated us as we deserve for our sins or paid us back for our wrongs. [11] As high as the heavens are above the earth- that is how vast his mercy is toward those who fear him. [12] As far as the east is from the west- that is how far he has removed our rebellious acts from himself. [13] As a father has compassion for his children, so the LORD has compassion for those who fear him. [14] He certainly knows what we are made of. He bears in mind that we are dust. [15] Human life is as short-lived as grass. It blossoms like a flower in the field. [16] When the wind blows over the flower, it disappears, and there is no longer any sign of it. [17] But from everlasting to everlasting, the LORD's mercy is on those who fear him. His righteousness belongs to their children and grandchildren, [18] to those who are faithful to his promise, to those who remember to follow his guiding principles. [19] The LORD has set his throne in heaven. His kingdom rules everything. [20] Praise the LORD, all his angels, you mighty beings who carry out his orders and are ready to obey his spoken orders. [21] Praise the LORD, all his armies, his servants who carry out his will. [22] Praise the LORD, all his creatures in all the places of his empire. Praise the LORD, my soul!
