SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY MONDAY 9 OCT. 2017

Psalms 103:1-22

1

KJV: Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

NIV: Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

NLT: A psalm of David. Praise the Lord, I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

2

KJV: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

NIV: Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits —

NLT: Praise the Lord, I tell myself, and never forget the good things he does for me.

3

KJV: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

NIV: who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

NLT: He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.

4

KJV: Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

NIV: who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

NLT: He ransoms me from death and surrounds me with love and tender mercies.

5

KJV: Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

NIV: who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

NLT: He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!

6

KJV: The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

NIV: The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

NLT: The Lord gives righteousness and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

7

KJV: He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.

NIV: He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:

NLT: He revealed his character to Moses and his deeds to the people of Israel.

8

KJV: The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

NIV: The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.

NLT: The Lord is merciful and gracious; he is slow to get angry and full of unfailing love.

9

KJV: He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

NIV: He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;

NLT: He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.

10

KJV: He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

NIV: he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

NLT: He has not punished us for all our sins, nor does he deal with us as we deserve.

11

KJV: For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

NIV: For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;

NLT: For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

12

KJV: As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

NIV: as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

NLT: He has removed our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west.

13

KJV: Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

NIV: As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;

NLT: The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

14

KJV: For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

NIV: for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

NLT: For he understands how weak we are; he knows we are only dust.

15

KJV: As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

NIV: The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;

NLT: Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

16

KJV: For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

NIV: the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.

NLT: The wind blows, and we are gone— as though we had never been here.

17

KJV: But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

NIV: But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children —

NLT: But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children

18

KJV: To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

NIV: with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.

NLT: of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!

19

KJV: The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.

NIV: The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.

NLT: The Lord has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.

20

KJV: Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

NIV: Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.

NLT: Praise the Lord, you angels of his, you mighty creatures who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands.

21

KJV: Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.

NIV: Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will.

NLT: Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!

22

KJV: Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

NIV: Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.

NLT: Praise the Lord, everything he has created, everywhere in his kingdom. As for me—I, too, will praise the Lord.

Stay blessed and have a lovely day. Amen.