| 1 Bless the Lord, my soul; all my being, bless his holy name! | |
| 2 Bless the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all his kindness; | |
| 3 he forgives all your sins and heals all your sickness; | |
| 4 he redeems your life from destruction and crowns you with love and compassion; | |
| 5 he gives fulfillment to your years, and renews your youth like the eagle’s. | |
| 6 The Lord restores justice and secures the rights of the oppressed. | |
| 7 He has made known his ways to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. | |
| 8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, abounding in love and slow to anger; | |
| 9 he will not always scold nor will he be angry forever. | |
| 10 He does not treat us according to our sins, nor does he punish us as we deserve. | |
| 11 As the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his love for those fearing him; | |
| 12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove from us our sins. | |
| 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him. | |
| 14 For he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. | |
| 15 The days of mortals are like grass; they bloom like a flower of the field; | |
| 16 but the wind passes over it, and it is gone, his field will not see him again. | |
| 17 But the Lord’s kindness is forever with those who fear him; so is his justice, for their children’s children, | |
| 18 for those who keep his covenant and remember his commands, for those who put them into practice. | |
| 19 The Lord has set his throne in heaven; he rules, he has power everywhere. | |
| 20 Praise the Lord, all you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, you who obey his word. | |
| 21 Praise the Lord, all his hosts, all his servants who do his will. | |
| 22 Praise the Lord, all his works, everywhere he rules. | |
