Psalm 103
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 1 | Bless the Lord, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name. | Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. | Praise the Lord, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! | Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name. |
| 2 | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— | Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: | Praise the Lord, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, | Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: |
| 3 | He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, | Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; | who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, | Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases; |
| 4 | who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, | Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; | who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, | Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; |
| 5 | who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. | Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle. |
| 6 | The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. | The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. | The Lord executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed. | Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed. |
| 7 | He made known His ways to Moses, His deeds to the people of Israel. | He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. | He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel. | He made known his ways unto Moses, His doings unto the children of Israel. |
| 8 | The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. | Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness. |
| 9 | He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. | He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. | He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever. | He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever. |
| 10 | He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. | He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. | He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities. | He hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our iniquities. |
| 11 | For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. | For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. | For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him. | For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him. |
| 12 | As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. | As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. | As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. | As far as the east is from the west, So far hath 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. | Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. | Like a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. | Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him. |
| 14 | For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust. | For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. | For he knows how we are made. He remembers that we are dust. | For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. |
| 15 | As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field; | As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. | As for man, his days are like grass. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. | As for man, his days are as grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. |
| 16 | when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more. | For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. | For the wind passes over it, and it is gone. Its place remembers it no more. | For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And the place thereof shall know it no more. |
| 17 | But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the Lord extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children— | But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children; | But the Lord’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children, | But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his righteousness unto children’s children; |
| 18 | to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts. | To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. | to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts. | To such as keep his covenant, And to those that remember his precepts to do them. |
| 19 | The Lord has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. | The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. | The Lord has established his throne in the heavens. His kingdom rules over all. | Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens; And his kingdom ruleth over all. |
| 20 | Bless the Lord, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command. | Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. | Praise the Lord, you angels of his, who are mighty in strength, who fulfill his word, obeying the voice of his word. | Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. |
| 21 | Bless the Lord, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. | Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. | Praise the Lord, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure. | Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts, Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. |
| 22 | Bless the Lord, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul! | Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. | Praise the Lord, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise the Lord, my soul! | Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul. |