[1] Let my whole being bless the LORD! Let everything inside me bless his holy name! [2] Let my whole being bless the LORD and never forget all his good deeds: [3] how God forgives all your sins, heals all your sickness, [4] saves your life from the pit, crowns you with faithful love and compassion, [5] and satisfies you with plenty of good things so that your youth is made fresh like an eagle’s. [6] The LORD works righteousness; does justice for all who are oppressed. [7] God made his ways known to Moses; made his deeds known to the Israelites. [8] The LORD is compassionate and merciful, very patient, and full of faithful love. [9] God won’t always play the judge; he won’t be angry forever. [10] He doesn’t deal with us according to our sin or repay us according to our wrongdoing, [11] because as high as heaven is above the earth, that’s how large God’s faithful love is for those who honor him. [12] As far as east is from west—that’s how far God has removed our sin from us. [13] Like a parent feels compassion for their children—that’s how the LORD feels compassion for those who honor him. [14] Because God knows how we’re made, God remembers we’re just dust. [15] The days of a human life are like grass: they bloom like a wildflower; [16] but when the wind blows through it, it’s gone; even the ground where it stood doesn’t remember it. [17] But the LORD’s faithful love is from forever ago to forever from now for those who honor him. And God’s righteousness reaches to the grandchildren [18] of those who keep his covenant and remember to keep his commands. [19] The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. [20] You divine messengers, bless the LORD! You who are mighty in power and keep his word, who obey everything he says, bless him! [21] All you heavenly forces, bless the LORD! All you who serve him and do his will, bless him! [22] All God’s creatures, bless the LORD! Everywhere, throughout his kingdom, let my whole being bless the LORD!
