1. Praise the Lord, my soul;all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2. Praise the Lord, my soul,and forget not all his benefits –
3. who forgives all your sinsand heals all your diseases,
4. who redeems your life from the pitand crowns you with love and compassion,
5. who satisfies your desires with good thingsso that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6. The Lord works righteousnessand justice for all the oppressed.
7. He made known his ways to Moses,his deeds to the people of Israel:
8. the Lord is compassionate and gracious,slow to anger, abounding in love.
9. He will not always accuse,nor will he harbour his anger for ever;
10. he does not treat us as our sins deserveor repay us according to our iniquities.
11. For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his love for those who fear him;
12. as far as the east is from the west,so far has he removed our transgressions from us.