1 Of David. Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. |
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- |
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, |
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, |
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. |
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. |
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: |
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. |
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; |
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. |
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; |
12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. |
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; |
14 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. |
15 As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; |
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. |
17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD'S love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-- |
18 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. |
19 The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. |
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. |
21 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. |
22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, O my soul. |