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Bless the LORD, O My Soul

Psalms 103:1

In 11 translations

BSB
Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
KJV
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
WEB
Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
ASV
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
LSV
BY DAVID. Bless, O my soul, YHWH, || And all my inward parts—His Holy Name.
YLT
By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts — His Holy Name.
DBY
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name!
DRC102:1
For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
GNV
A Psalme of David. My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and all that is within me, prayse his holy Name.
JPS
A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
LXXE102:1
A Psalm of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
לְדָוִ֨ד ׀ בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־קְ֝רָבַ֗י אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃KJV:Ps.103.1
LXX-Br102:1
Τῷ Δαυίδ. Εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐντός μου τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 146:1–2Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul. I will praise the LORD all my life; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
  • Psalms 57:7–11My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music. Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn. I will praise You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing Your praises…
  • 1 Corinthians 14:15What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
  • John 4:24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
  • Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
  • Psalms 103:22–104:1Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
  • Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
  • Psalms 99:3Let them praise Your great and awesome name— He is holy!
  • Mark 12:30–33Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”…
  • Luke 1:46–47Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
  • Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
  • Psalms 47:7For God is King of all the earth; sing profound praises to Him.
  • Philippians 1:9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
  • Psalms 138:1I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
  • Revelation 4:8And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
  • Isaiah 6:3And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 103:2 in some Bibles
  • 102:1 in some Bibles
  • 103:1 in most Bibles

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