1 A psalm of David. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and with all that is within me, I give praise to his holy name. 2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, and I remember all of his good deeds. 3 He forgives all your sins; he heals all your diseases. 4 He redeems your life from destruction; he crowns you with covenant faithfulness and acts of tender mercy. 5 He satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. 6 Yahweh does what is fair and does acts of justice for all who are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the descendants of Israel. 8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious; he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty. 9 He will not always discipline; he is not always angry. 10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve or repay us for what our sins demand. 11 For as the skies are high above the earth, so great is his covenant faithfulness toward those who honor him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, this is how far he has removed the guilt of our sins from us. 13 As a father has compassion on his children, so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him. 14 For he knows how we are formed; he knows that we are dust. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower in a field. 16 The wind blows over it, and it disappears, and no one can even tell where it once grew. 17 But the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. His righteousness extends to their descendants. 18 They keep his covenant and remember to obey his instructions. 19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over everyone. 20 Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels, you mighty ones who are strong and do his word, and obey the sound of his word. 21 Give praise to Yahweh, all his hosts, you are his servants who carry out his will. 22 Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures, in all the places where he reigns. I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life.
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Notes on this text (1)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 146:1–2; Psalm 57:7–11; 1 Corinthians 14:15; John 4:24; Psalm 111:1
- 2 Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 116:12; Psalm 105:5; Luke 17:15–18; Deuteronomy 6:12
- 3 Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:5; Jeremiah 17:14; Psalm 30:2; Psalm 41:3–4
- 4 Psalm 56:13; Psalm 71:23; Psalm 103:12; 1 Peter 5:4; Psalm 34:22
- 5 Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 107:9; 1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Psalm 63:5
- 6 Psalm 12:5; Psalm 9:9; Proverbs 14:31; Psalm 146:7; Psalm 72:12
- 7 Exodus 33:13; Psalm 147:19; Psalm 78:11; Nehemiah 9:14; Psalm 77:20
- 8 Psalm 86:15; Joel 2:13; Exodus 34:6–7; Psalm 145:8; Nahum 1:3
- 9 Isaiah 57:16; Psalm 30:5; Micah 7:18–19; Jeremiah 3:5; Jeremiah 3:12
- 10 Ezra 9:13; Nehemiah 9:31; Lamentations 3:22; Psalm 130:3; Daniel 9:18–19
- 11 Psalm 57:10; Luke 1:50; Psalm 36:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; Psalm 103:17
- 12 Isaiah 43:25; 1 John 1:7; Micah 7:18; Isaiah 38:17; Jeremiah 31:34
- 13 Luke 11:11–12; Hebrews 12:5–11; Luke 15:21–22; Psalm 103:17; Jeremiah 31:20
- 14 Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 10:9; Psalm 78:38–39; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 89:47
- 15 1 Peter 1:24; James 1:10–11; Isaiah 40:6–8; Isaiah 51:12; Isaiah 28:1
- 16 Isaiah 40:7; Job 20:9; Job 14:10; Job 7:6–10; Genesis 5:24
- 17 Psalm 100:5; Ephesians 2:4–7; 2 Timothy 1:9; Exodus 20:6; Romans 1:17
- 18 Deuteronomy 7:9; Psalm 132:12; Matthew 28:20; Luke 1:6; Exodus 24:8
- 19 Psalm 47:2; Philippians 2:9–10; Psalm 9:7; Psalm 11:4; 1 Peter 3:22
- 20 Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 148:2; Luke 1:19; Matthew 26:53; Luke 2:13–14
- 21 1 Kings 22:19; Nehemiah 9:6; Luke 2:13; Psalm 104:4; Joshua 5:14
- 22 Isaiah 42:10–12; Isaiah 49:13; Psalm 145:10; Psalm 148:3–12; Psalm 150:6
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
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