Psalms 103:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Praise the Lord, my soul, and do not forget all His benefits.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בָּרְכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י כָּל־גְּמוּלָֽיו׃

Transliteration

bārakî napšî ʾet-YHWH wə-ʾal-tiškaḥî all-gəmûlāyw

Grammar Details

• *bārakî*: piel imperative feminine singular with 2nd person suffix - bless!
• *napšî*: feminine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my soul
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾal*: negative particle with jussive - do not
• *tiškaḥî*: qal imperfect 2nd person feminine singular - forget
• *gəmûlāyw*: masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his benefits/dealings

Word Meanings

• *bārakî*: bless/praise/adore
• *napšî*: my soul/self/life/person/being/appetite/mind
• *tiškaḥî*: forget/ignore/neglect
• *gəmûlāyw*: his benefits/his dealings/his rewards/his deeds/his recompenses

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Prayse the LORDE o my soule, & forget not all his benefites.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  My soule, prayse thou the Lord, and forget not all his benefites.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Blesse God O my soule: and forget not all his benefites.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Praise Yahweh, my soul, And don't forget all his benefits;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don't forget all his benefits;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

Referenced Verses

• Ps 105:5 : 5 Remember the wonders He has done, His miracles, and the judgments He has spoken.
• Isa 63:7 : 7 I will recount the LORD's kindnesses, the praises of the LORD, according to all the LORD has done for us—yes, the great goodness to the house of Israel, which he has granted them according to his compassion and the abundance of his steadfast love.
• Luke 17:15-18 : 15 One of them, when he saw that he had been healed, returned, glorifying God with a loud voice. 16 He fell face down at Jesus’ feet, thanking him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus replied, 'Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?' 18 Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?
• Ps 116:12 : 12 What shall I return to the Lord for all his goodness to me?
• Deut 8:2-4 : 2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments. 3 He humbled you and allowed you to hunger, then fed you with manna, which neither you nor your fathers knew, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 4 Your clothing did not wear out, nor did your feet swell during these forty years.
• Deut 32:18 : 18 You ignored the Rock who begot you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
• 2 Chr 32:25 : 25 But Hezekiah did not respond to the kindness shown to him, for his heart was proud. Therefore, wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
• Deut 8:10-14 : 10 You will eat and be satisfied, and you will bless the Lord your God for the good land He has given you. 11 Be careful not to forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, judgments, and statutes that I am commanding you today. 12 Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them, 13 When your herds and flocks have multiplied, and your silver and gold have increased, and all that you have has multiplied, 14 then your heart may grow proud, and you might forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Deut 32:6 : 6 Is this how you repay the LORD, you foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father, your Creator, the One who made you and established you?
• Isa 63:1 : 1 Who is this coming from Edom, with garments stained red from Bozrah? This one, splendid in his clothing, striding forward in the greatness of his strength. "It is I, proclaiming righteousness, mighty to save."
• Ps 106:7 : 7 Our ancestors in Egypt did not consider Your miracles; they did not remember the abundance of Your lovingkindness but rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea.
• Jer 2:31-32 : 31 You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: ‘Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of deep darkness? Why do my people say, “We are free to roam; we will come to you no more”?’ 32 Can a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding adornments? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
• Deut 6:12 : 12 Be careful not to forget the LORD, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
• Eph 2:11-13 : 11 Therefore, remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh—who are called 'the uncircumcision' by those who are called 'the circumcision,' which is done in the flesh by human hands— 12 were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were once far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
• Ps 106:21 : 21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,