KJV King James Version
[A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
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Psalm 103:1
[A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
WEB World English Bible
By David. Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
ASV American Standard Version
A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts—His Holy Name.
Surrounding context — Psalm 103
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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Psalm 146:1-2Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.Psalm 57:7-11My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.John 4:24God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.Psalm 111:1Praise ye the LORD. I will praise the LORD with [my] whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and [in] the congregation.1 Corinthians 14:15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.Psalm 103:22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.Colossians 3:16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.Psalm 99:3Let them praise thy great and terrible name; [for] it [is] holy.Mark 12:30-33And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.Luke 1:46-47And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,Psalm 63:5My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:Psalm 47:7For God [is] the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;Psalm 138:1[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.Isaiah 6:3And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, [is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.Psalm 86:12-13I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.Revelation 4:8And the four beasts had each of them six wings about [him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.
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