| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1Of David. Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. | 1Let all that I am praise the LORD; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. |
| 2Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- | 2Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things he does for me. |
| 3who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, | 3He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. |
| 4who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, | 4He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. |
| 5who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. | 5He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! |
| 6The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. | 6The LORD gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly. |
| 7He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: | 7He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel. |
| 8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. | 8The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. |
| 9He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; | 9He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. |
| 10he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. | 10He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. |
| 11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; | 11For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. |
| 12as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. | 12He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. |
| 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; | 13The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. |
| 14for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. | 14For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust. |
| 15The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; | 15Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die. |
| 16the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. | 16The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here. |
| 17But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-- | 17But the love of the LORD remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children |
| 18with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. | 18of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments! |
| 19The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. | 19The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything. |
| 20Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. | 20Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. |
| 21Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. | 21Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will! |
| 22Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul. | 22Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD. |
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