It is a companion to Our very life and essential self should be engrossed with this delightful service, and each one of us should arouse his own heart to the engagement. He tells his soul to bless the Lord six times (verses 1, 2, 20, 21, 22) and to forget not all his benefits ( Psalm 103:2 ). Nor punished us according to our iniquities. (2.) Used by permission. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. Web1 O my soul, come, praise the Eternal with all that is in mebody, emotions, mind, and willevery part of who I am praise His holy name. He exhorteth all creatures to praise him, Psalm 103:20-22. Every mortal life has received countless benefits at the hand of the Lord, has been healed of many diseases, has received forgiveness of sins, has experienced the redemption of his life from destruction threatened by many dangers seen and unseen, and has enjoyed countless satisfactions from the good things which the Lord has provided. How man worships the body. Man's life is not only wasting of itself, but its period may be anticipated by a thousand accidents. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). As used with reference to people, the word implies a wish that they may be blessed or happy, accompanied often with a prayer that they may be so. If we do not give thanks for them, we do forget them; and that is unjust as well as unkind, since in all God's favours there is so much that is memorable. I'm so excited with all of the positive aspects of serving the Lord that the negative doesn't really come into mind much. And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 9:26], NKJV, Chronological Study Bible: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, Chronological Study Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Then all of his works, all of the places of God's dominion. Or it may be understood of those who have not yet received the spirit of adoption, but are yet trembling at his word; those he pities, Jer 31 18, 20. Psalm 103 . It contains no requests. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! Let others bless themselves and their idols, but do thou bless the Lord. The fulness of his pardons, an evidence of the riches of his mercy (v. 12): As far as the east is from the west (which two quarters of the world are of greatest extent, because all known and inhabited, and therefore geographers that way reckon their longitudes) so far has he removed our transgressions from us, so that they shall never be laid to our charge, nor rise up in judgment against us. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that reverence him. The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. Bless the LORD, all his works in all of the places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:17-22 ). This writer remembers from the prayers of his grandfather the employment of Psalms 103:10 verbatim as it appears in the King James Bible, and also an exclamation that, "The time and place that know us now, shall soon know us no more for ever," founded upon Psalms 103:16. Reader, have we not cause enough at this time to bless him who blesses us? In order to our return of praises to God, there must be a grateful remembrance of the mercies we have received from him: Forget not all his benefits. 2. In order to our return of praises to God, there must be a grateful remembrance of the mercies we have received from him: Forget not all his benefits. Secondly, To their seed, which shall be kept up to the end of time (Ps 102 28): His righteousness, the truth of his promise, shall be unto children's children; provided they tread in the steps of their predecessors' piety, and keep his covenant, as they did, then shall mercy be preserved to them, even to a thousand generations. The prophet, by stirring up himself to gratitude, gives by his own example a lesson to every man of the duty incumbent upon him. 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; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. WebPsalms 103 Commentary - King James Version Online Psalms 103 Commentary Psalm 103 Gods great love Realizing how easily people forget God, David reminds himself of the many Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Psalm 103, attributed in the superscription to David, is a psalm of praise for the wonderful goodness of God directed toward His people. 3. 5:10; Neh. (1.) 1 Bless a the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! He says, "You didn't disappoint Me. He considereth the frailty of man, Psalm 103:15,16; and showeth Gods everlasting mercy to his covenanted ones, Psalm 103:17-19. But though God's throne is in heaven, and there he keeps his court, and thither we are to direct to him (Our Father who art in heaven), yet his kingdom rules over all. Oh, this body consciousness; everything is the body of man. Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. I thought I was Superman. Let me at Satan, you know." That is one dimension of it, but from another dimension, it's from everlasting to everlasting, from the vanishing point to the vanishing point, God's mercy. Its terminology has entered into the speech of all generations. He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities ( Psalms 103:9-10 ). This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. The father pities his children that are weak in knowledge and instructs them, pities them when they are froward and bears with them, pities them when they are sick and comforts them (Isa 66 13), pities them when they have fallen and helps them up again, pities them when they have offended, and, upon their submission, forgives them, pities them when they are wronged and gives them redress; thus the Lord pities those that fear him. It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." 2; also at the end of the 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. Come, let us read our diaries and see if there be not choice favours recorded there for which we have rendered no grateful return. NKJV, Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Third Edition, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word, NKJV, Abide Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version. Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. Interesting that he said as far as the east is from the west, rather than as far the north is from the south. Forget not all his He is in a special manner good to Israel, to every Israelite indeed, that is of a clean and upright heart. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the Why do I feel discouraged? He has pitied our sorrows, v. 13, 14. Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Cor 1 30. Such is the purport of the blessing addressed to a congregation of worshippers. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . Who c heals all your diseases, . 2. [2.] "Who healeth all thy diseases." Whom he pitiesthose that fear him, that is, all good people, who in this world may become objects of pity on account of the grievances to which they are not only born, but born again. The height of it and the breadth of it. 7:18], [2 Sam. The redemption of the soul is precious; we cannot compass it, and therefore are the more indebted to divine grace that has wrought it out, to him who has obtained eternal redemption for us. The angels occasionally serve God in this lower world; they do his commandments, go on his errands (Dan 9 21), fight his battles (2 Kings 6 17), and minister for the good of his people, Heb 1 14. This is Old Testament. "And all that is within me, bless his holy name." II. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. He knew that I was but dust. And you better perhaps read the fourteenth chapter of the book of Revelation, when the cup of the indignation of the wrath of God is overflowing and He pours out His judgment upon this Christ-rejecting earth. Psalm 103, a masterful and well-loved composition, is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving, a psalm in which a single voice praises God for Gods goodness to or on behalf of that individual, usually for deliverance from some trying situation. And he declares, "Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy." Praise for the Lord s Mercies. God's praise is a subject that will never be exhausted, and therefore we must never think this work done till we come to heaven, where it will be for ever in the doing. Do you think God is dead or something? 15:26]; Ps. Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. WebPsalm 103:15 The New King James Version 1 Bless athe Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! He calls the fowls, and they come; the beasts, and they hear: the trees, and they spring to obey him. Because God remembers our frame. Soul music is the very soul of music. First, To their souls, which are immortal; to them the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting; from everlasting in the councils of it to everlasting in the consequences of it, in their election before the world was and their glorification when this world shall be no more; for they are predestinated to the inheritance (Eph 1 11) and look for the mercy of the Lord, the Lord Jesus, unto eternal life. First, They live a life of faith; for they keep God's covenant; having taken hold of it, they keep hold of it, fast hold, and will not let it go. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. These first verses are a tuning of the harp, a screwing up of the loosened strings that not a note may fail in the sacred harmony. They had all kinds of ideas concerning Saturn and the rings, all kinds of scientific data that was in the astronomy books, and now they have to revise all of the books on Saturn. 1. Till iniquity is forgiven, healing, redemption, and satisfaction are unknown blessings. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. 9 He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! Not content with calling upon his soul (by which he unquestionably means the seat of the understanding and affections) to bless God, the prophet expressly adds his inward parts, addressing as it were his own mind and heart, and all the faculties of both. Tools. Why he pitiesfor he knows our frame. Now you have heard people say, "Well, there is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. 15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. How glorious. How he furnishes himself with abundant matter for praise, and that which is very affecting: "Come, my soul, consider what God has done for thee." He considers the frailty of our bodies and the folly of our souls, how little we can do, and expects accordingly from us, how little we can bear, and lays accordingly upon us, in all which appears the tenderness of his compassion. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. Man, in his best estate, seems somewhat more than grass; he flourishes and looks gay; yet then he is but like a flower of the field, which, though distinguished a little from the grass, will wither with it. All that is within me, bless his holy name . When the flower is in its perfection a blasting wind, unseen, unlooked for, passes over it, and it is gone; it hangs the head, drops the leaves, dwindles into the ground again, and the place thereof, which was proud of it, now knows it no more. Let others use only their tongues, but as for me I will cry, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. If God acted only according to his justice, all sinners would perish. It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." Remember how the Persian king, when he could not sleep, read the chronicles of the empire, and discovered that one who had saved his life had never been rewarded. Bless, &c.when God is the object, praise. "He has rescued thee from danger." Memory is very treacherous about the best things; by a strange perversity, engendered by the fall, it treasures up the refuse of the past and permits priceless treasures to lie neglected, it is tenacious of grievances and holds benefits all too loosely. And doubtless our slothfulness in this matter has need of continual incitement. "He has given thee true pleasure: He satisfies thy mouth with good things" (Psalms 103:5; Psalms 103:5); it is only the favour and grace of God that can give satisfaction to a soul, can suit its capacities, supply its needs, and answer to its desires. Bless the Lord, O my soul,. His better part, his soul, which comes immediately from God, and returns to him, which is immaterial and immortal, and of more worth than the world: God is to be served with the best we have; as with the best of our substance, so with the best of our persons; and it is the heart, or soul, which he requires to be given him; and such service as is performed with the soul or spirit is most agreeable to him; he being a Spirit, and therefore must be worshipped in spirit and in truth: unless the spirit or soul of a man, is engaged in the service of God, it is of little avail; for bodily exercise profiteth not; preaching, hearing, praying, and praising, should be both with the spirit, and with the understanding: here the psalmist calls upon his soul to "bless" the Lord; not by invoking or conferring a blessing on him, which as it is impossible to be done, so he stands in no need of it, being God, all sufficient, and blessed for evermore; but by proclaiming and congratulating his blessedness, and by giving him thanks for all mercies, spiritual and temporal: and all that is within me, bless his holy name; meaning not only all within his body, his heart, reins, lungs, c. but all within his soul, all the powers and faculties of it his understanding, will, affections, and judgment; and all the grace that was wrought in him, faith, hope, love, joy, and the like; these he would have all concerned and employed in praising the name of the Lord; which is exalted above all blessing and praise; is great and glorious in all the earth, by reason of his works wrought, and blessings of goodness bestowed; and which appears to be holy in them all, as it does in the works of creation, providence, and redemption; at the remembrance of which holiness thanks should be given; for he that is glorious in holiness is fearful in praises, Psalms 97:12. And you'll find that the same God is revealed in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, who is a God of love, a God of mercy, a God of patience, but also a righteous, holy God who is absolutely just. But God knew me, He knew me better than I knew myself. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at [emailprotected]. He soliloquizes, holds self-communion and exhorts himself, as though he felt that dulness would all too soon steal over his faculties, as, indeed, it will over us all, unless we are diligently on the watch. Bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:1 ): Now this is a command of David, or a command of David, the psalmist to himself. If we do not give thanks for them, we do forget them; and that is unjust as well as unkind, since in all God's favours there is so much that is memorable. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation I haven't been down to Newport for a long time. He is all things to us, as our needs call for him, and our infirmities do but reveal him in new characters. [1.] Praise for the Lord s Mercies. of (2.) WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. 34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. This honour have all his saints. "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." Let the holy angels praise him (v. 20, 21): Bless the Lord, you his angels; and again, Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, you ministers of his. What is the crown of glory but God's favour? The continuance of the mercy which belongs to such as these; it will last them longer than their lives on earth, and therefore they need not be troubled though their lives be short, since death itself will be no abridgment, no infringement, of their bliss. God's mercy is better than life, for it will out-live it. WebPsalm 103. And forget not "Bless the Lord, O my soul." When the cause is gone, namely, iniquity, the effect ceases. to thy shame be it spoken, thou hast forgotten many of his benefits; but surely thou wilt not forget them all, for thou shouldst not have forgotten any.". "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." Christ alone forgives all our sins; it is he alone who heals all our infirmities. All rights reserved. 5. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. (2.) Now we don't remember that ourselves often. 53:5]; Jer. Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered prayer, which Psalms 102 requested. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. They are such as fear God, such as are truly religious, from principle. 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