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v1
Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and all within me, bless his holy name.
v2
Bless Yahweh, O my soul, and do not forget all his benefits:
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who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases,
v4
who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with loyal love and mercies,
v5
who satisfies your life with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
v6
Yahweh does deeds of justice and judgments for all who are oppressed,
v7
who made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people ^[Literally “sons”] of Israel.
v8
Yahweh is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger ^[Literally “long of nostrils”] and abundant in loyal love.
v9
He does not dispute continually, nor keep his anger forever.
v10
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us according to our iniquities.
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For as the heavens are high above the earth, so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
v12
As far as east is from west, so he has removed far from us the guilt of our transgressions.
v13
As a father pities ^[Or “shows compassion to”] his children, so Yahweh pities ^[Or “shows compassion to”] those who fear him.
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For he knows our frame. ^[That is, how we are formed] He remembers that we are dust.
v15
As for man, his days are like the grass. As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.
v16
When the wind passes over it, it is no more, and its place knows it no longer.
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But the loyal love of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to their children’s children,
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to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his precepts.
v19
Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all.
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Bless Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty heroes who do his word by obeying ^[Literally “hearing”] the sound of his word.
v21
Bless Yahweh, all you his hosts, you his attendants who do his will.
v22
Bless Yahweh, all his works, ^[That is, created things] in all the places of his dominion. Bless Yahweh, O my soul.