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Praise the Lord, O my soul.
Do not forget all his kind deeds.[a]
He is the one who forgives all your sins,
who heals all your diseases,[b]
who delivers[c] your life from the Pit,[d]
who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 103:2 tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).
  2. Psalm 103:3 tn This relatively rare noun refers to deadly diseases (see Deut 29:22; Jer 14:18; 16:4; 2 Chr 21:19).
  3. Psalm 103:4 tn Or “redeems.”
  4. Psalm 103:4 tn The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 55:24 HT [55:23 ET]).