1Bless Jehovah , O my soul ; And all that is within me , bless his holy name . 2Bless Jehovah , O my soul , And forget not all his benefits : 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; Who healeth all thy diseases ; 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies ; 5Who satisfieth thy desire with good things , So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle .
God's Mercy and Justice
6Jehovah executeth righteous acts , And judgments for all that are oppressed . 7He made known his ways unto Moses , His doings unto the children of Israel . 8Jehovah is merciful and gracious , Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness . 9He will not always chide ; Neither will he keep his anger for ever . 10He hath not dealt with us after our sins , Nor rewarded us after our iniquities . 11For as the heavens are high above the earth , So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him . 12As far as the east is from the west , So far hath he removed our transgressions from us . 13Like as a father pitieth his children , So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him . 14For he knoweth our frame ; He remembereth that we are dust .
The Eternal Nature of God
15As for man, his days are as grass ; As a flower of the field , so he flourisheth . 16For the wind passeth over it , and it is gone ; And the place thereof shall know it no more . 17But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him , And his righteousness unto children ’s children ; 18To such as keep his covenant , And to those that remember his precepts to do them . 19Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens ; And his kingdom ruleth over all .
Call to All Creation to Praise the Lord
20Bless Jehovah , ye his angels , That are mighty in strength , that fulfil his word , Hearkening unto the voice of his word . 21Bless Jehovah , all ye his hosts , Ye ministers of his , that do his pleasure . 22Bless Jehovah , all ye his works , In all places of his dominion : Bless Jehovah , O my soul .