103 My soul, praise the Lord!
    Every part of me, praise his holy name!
² My soul, praise the Lord
    and never forget how kind he is!
³ He forgives all our sins
    and heals all our sicknesses.
⁴ He saves us from the grave,
    and he gives us love and compassion.
⁵ He gives us plenty of good things.
    He makes us young again,
    like an eagle that grows new feathers.
⁶ The Lord does what is fair.
    He brings justice to all who have been hurt by others.
⁷ He taught his laws to Moses.
    He let Israel see the powerful things he can do.
⁸ The Lord is kind and merciful.
    He is patient and full of love.
⁹ He does not always criticize.
    He does not stay angry with us forever.
¹⁰ We sinned against him,
    but he didn’t give us the punishment we deserved.
¹¹ His love for his followers is
    as high above us as heaven is above the earth.
¹² And he has taken our sins
    as far away from us as the east is from the west.
¹³ The Lord is as kind to his followers
    as a father is to his children.
¹⁴ He knows all about us.
    He knows we are made from dust.
¹⁵ He knows our lives are short, that they are like grass.
    He knows we are like a little wildflower that grows so quickly,
¹⁶ but when the hot wind blows, it dies.
    Soon, you cannot even see where the flower was.
¹⁷ But the Lord has always loved his followers,
    and he will continue to love them forever and ever!
    He will be good to all their descendants,
¹⁸ to those who are faithful to his agreement
    and who remember to obey his commands.
¹⁹ The Lord set his throne up in heaven,
    and he rules over everything.
²⁰ Angels, praise the Lord!
    You angels are the powerful soldiers who obey his commands.
    You listen to him and obey his commands.
²¹ Praise the Lord, all his armies.^[a]
    You are his servants,
    and you do what he wants.
²² Everything the Lord has made should praise him
    throughout the world that he rules!
My soul, praise the Lord!