[1] I will praise the LORD. Deep down inside me, I will praise him. I will praise him, because his name is holy. [2] I will praise the LORD. I won’t forget anything he does for me. [3] He forgives all my sins. He heals all my sicknesses. [4] He saves my life from going down into the grave. His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king. [5] He satisfies me with the good things I desire. Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle. [6] The LORD does what is right and fair for all who are treated badly. [7] He told Moses all about his plans. He let the people of Israel see his mighty acts. [8] The LORD is tender and kind. He is gracious. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love. [9] He won’t keep bringing charges against us. He won’t stay angry with us forever. [10] He doesn’t punish us for our sins as much as we should be punished. He doesn’t pay us back in keeping with the evil things we’ve done. [11] He loves those who have respect for him. His love is as high as the heavens are above the earth. [12] He has removed our sins from us. He has removed them as far as the east is from the west. [13] A father is tender and kind to his children. In the same way, the LORD is tender and kind to those who have respect for him. [14] He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust. [15] The life of human beings is like grass. People grow like the flowers in the field. [16] When the wind blows on them, they are gone. No one can tell that they had ever been there. [17] But the LORD’s love for those who have respect for him lasts for ever and ever. Their children’s children will know that he always does what is right. [18] He always loves those who keep his covenant. He always does what is right for those who remember to obey his commands. [19] The LORD has set up his throne in heaven. His kingdom rules over all. [20] Praise the LORD, you angels of his. Praise him, you mighty ones who carry out his orders and obey his word. [21] Praise the LORD, all you angels in heaven. Praise him, all you who serve him and do what he wants. [22] Let everything the LORD has made praise him everywhere in his kingdom. I will praise the LORD.
