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¹ Praise the Lord, my soul!
    All my being, praise his holy name!
² Praise the Lord, my soul,
    and do not forget how kind he is.
³ He forgives all my sins
    and heals all my diseases.
⁴ He keeps me from the grave
    and blesses me with love and mercy.
⁵ He fills my life^[b] with good things,
    so that I stay young and strong like an eagle.

⁶ The Lord judges in favor of the oppressed
    and gives them their rights.
⁷ He revealed his plans to Moses
    and let the people of Israel see his mighty deeds.
^8 (a)The Lord is merciful and loving,
    slow to become angry and full of constant love.
⁹ He does not keep on rebuking;
    he is not angry forever.
¹⁰ He does not punish us as we deserve
    or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.
¹¹ As high as the sky is above the earth,
    so great is his love for those who honor him.
¹² As far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our sins from us.
¹³ As a father is kind to his children,
    so the Lord is kind to those who honor him.
¹⁴ He knows what we are made of;
    he remembers that we are dust.

¹⁵ As for us, our life is like grass.
We grow and flourish like a wild flower;
¹⁶     then the wind blows on it, and it is gone—
    no one sees it again.
¹⁷ But for those who honor the Lord, his love lasts forever,
    and his goodness endures for all generations
¹⁸ of those who are true to his covenant
    and who faithfully obey his commands.

¹⁹ The Lord placed his throne in heaven;
    he is king over all.
²⁰ Praise the Lord, you strong and mighty angels,
    who obey his commands,
    who listen to what he says.
²¹ Praise the Lord, all you heavenly powers,
    you servants of his, who do his will!
²² Praise the Lord, all his creatures
    in all the places he rules.
Praise the Lord, my soul!