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[Of David] Bless Yahweh, my soul, from the depths of my being, his holy name;
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bless Yahweh, my soul, never forget all his acts of kindness.
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He forgives all your offences, cures all your diseases,
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he redeems your life from the abyss, crowns you with faithful love and tenderness;
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he contents you with good things all your life, renews your youth like an eagle's.
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Yahweh acts with uprightness, with justice to all who are oppressed;
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he revealed to Moses his ways, his great deeds to the children of Israel.
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Yahweh is tenderness and pity, slow to anger and rich in faithful love;
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his indignation does not last for ever, nor his resentment remain for all time;
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he does not treat us as our sins deserve, nor repay us as befits our offences.
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As the height of heaven above earth, so strong is his faithful love for those who fear him.
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As the distance of east from west, so far from us does he put our faults.
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As tenderly as a father treats his children, so Yahweh treats those who fear him;
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he knows of what we are made, he remembers that we are dust.
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As for a human person -- his days are like grass, he blooms like the wild flowers;
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as soon as the wind blows he is gone, never to be seen there again.
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But Yahweh's faithful love for those who fear him is from eternity and for ever; and his saving justice to their children's children;
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as long as they keep his covenant, and carefully obey his precepts.
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Yahweh has fixed his throne in heaven, his sovereign power rules over all.
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Bless Yahweh, all his angels, mighty warriors who fulfil his commands, attentive to the sound of his words.
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Bless Yahweh, all his armies, servants who fulfil his wishes.
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Bless Yahweh, all his works, in every place where he rules. Bless Yahweh, my soul.
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