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1 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
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I will praise the Lord. Deep down inside me, I will praise him. I will praise him, because his name is holy.
2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
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I will praise the Lord. I won't forget anything he does for me.
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
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He forgives all my sins. He heals all my sicknesses.
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
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He saves my life from going down into the grave. His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king.
5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
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He satisfies me with the good things I long for. Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle.
6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
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The LORD does what is right and fair for all who are beaten down.
7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
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He told Moses all about his plans. He let the people of Israel see his mighty acts.
8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
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The LORD is tender and kind. He is gracious. He is slow to get angry. He is full of love.
9 He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;
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He won't keep bringing charges against us. He won't stay angry with us forever.
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
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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 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
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His love for those who have respect for him is as high as the heavens are above the earth.
12 as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
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He has removed our lawless acts from us as far as the east is from the west.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;
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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 for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.
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He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.
15 The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
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People's lives are like grass. People grow like the flowers in the field.
16 the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.
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When the wind blows on them, they are gone. No one can tell that they had ever been there.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children—
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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 with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.
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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 established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
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The LORD has set up his throne in heaven. His kingdom rules over all.
20 Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
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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 his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.
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Praise the Lord, all you angels in heaven. Praise him, all you who serve him and do what he wants.
22 Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.
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Let everything the LORD has made praise him everywhere in his kingdom. I will praise the Lord.
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