[1] Praise the LORD, O my soul. With all that is within me, praise his holy name. [2] Praise the LORD, O my soul. Do not forget all his kind deeds. [3] He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, [4] who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, [5] who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle's. [6] The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed. [7] The LORD revealed his faithful acts to Moses, his deeds to the Israelites. [8] The LORD is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. [9] He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. [10] He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. [11] For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. [12] As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us. [13] As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on his faithful followers. [14] For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay. [15] A person's life is like grass. Like a flower in the field it flourishes, [16] but when the hot wind blows, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew. [17] But the LORD continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants, [18] to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands. [19] The LORD has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom extends over everything. [20] Praise the LORD, you angels of his, you powerful warriors who carry out his decrees and obey his orders. [21] Praise the LORD, all you warriors of his, you servants of his who carry out his desires. [22] Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
