Psalms 109:24

109:24 I am so starved my knees shake; ¹ 

I have turned into skin and bones. ² 

Psalms 103:2

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Do not forget all his kind deeds! ³ 

Psalms 103:1

Psalm 103 ⁴ 

By David.

103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

With all that is within me, praise ⁵  his holy name!

Psalms 103:22--104:1

103:22 Praise the Lord, all that he has made, ⁶ 

in all the regions ⁷  of his kingdom!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Psalm 104 ⁸ 

104:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, you are magnificent. ⁹ 

You are robed in splendor and majesty.

[109:24]  ¹ tn Heb “my knees stagger from fasting.”

[109:24]  ² tn Heb “and my flesh is lean away from fatness [i.e., “lean so as not to be fat”].”

[103:2]  ³ tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).

[103:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.

[103:1]  ⁶ tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).

[103:22]  ⁷ tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.

[103:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “places.”

[104:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 104. The psalmist praises God as the ruler of the world who sustains all life.

[104:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “very great.”