"He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." These two go together; for, as for God, his work is perfect and not done by halves; if God take away the guilt of sin by pardoning mercy, he will break the power of it by renewing grace. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. It is the Lord that is to be blessed and spoken well of; for he is the fountain of all good, whatever are the channels or cisterns; it is to his name, his holy name, that we are to consecrate our praise, giving thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. God is portrayed as loving with motherly affection (4, 13) as well Praise for the Lord s Mercies. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . The word soul here is equivalent to mind or heart: my mental and moral powers, as capable of understanding and appreciating his favors. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern Note the many references to "all" and its equivalents in this psalm. 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! - Bless the Lord, O my soul. Psalms 103:1-22 , a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. See here, (1.) Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered prayer, which Psalms 102 requested. Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. So for a time, for a moment, we may flourish, But when the wind passes over it, the grass, the flower is gone, and the place of it remembers it no more. Blessing God and giving him glory must be the alpha and the omega of all our services. 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." 5. God's all cannot be praised with less than our all. Jehovah is worthy to be praised by us in that highest style of adoration which is intended by the term bless - "All thy works praise thee, O God, but thy saints shall bless thee." All his works, that is, all the children of men, in all parts of the world, let them all praise God; yea, and the inferior creatures too, which are God's works also; let them praise him objectively, though they cannot praise him actually, Ps 145 10. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . (2.) And so science is changing. This honour have all his saints. I don't know how high the heaven is above the earth, but however it is, that's just how high God's mercy is towards me. Let others use only their tongues, but as for me I will cry, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." 11For as the heavens are high above the earth,So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;12As far as the east is from the west,So far has He (J)removed our transgressions from us.13(K)As a father pities his children,So the Lord pities those who fear Him.14For He [a]knows our frame;He remembers that we are dust. if any man be in Christ he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new. Facts can't change. Truly God is good to all (v. 6): He executes righteousness and judgment, not only for his own people, but for all that are oppressed; for even in common providence he is the patron of wronged innocency, and, one way or other, will plead the cause of those that are injured against their oppressors. (1.) Who is it who cannot make the spirit of this worship his own? They are such as fear God, such as are truly religious, from principle. "[3] This, of course, knocks the keystone out of the arch of critical devices for late-dating Old Testament writings. Do you think God is dead or something? He has never been rigorous and severe with us, but always tender, full of compassion, and ready to forgive. See Isa 40 6, 7. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the "He has rescued thee from danger." It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, He has reason to know our frame, for he framed us; and, having himself made man of the dust, he remembers that he is dust, not only by constitution, but by sentence. In short, the blessed angels are glorious attendants upon the blessed God. God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. It is the Lord that is to be blessed and spoken well of; for he is the fountain of all good, whatever are the channels or cisterns; it is to his name, his holy name, that we are to consecrate our praise, giving thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities ( Psalms 103:9-10 ). 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. David is here communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that thus talks to himself and excites his own soul to that which is good. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. Certainly, he uses no vain repetitions, for the Holy Spirit guides his pen; and thus he shews us that we have need, again and again, to bestir ourselves when we are about to worship God, for it would be shameful to offer him anything less than the utmost our souls can render. to those that reverence him ( Psalms 103:17 ). 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. 103 1 A Psalm of David. By his ways we may understand his precepts, the ways he requires us to walk in; and his promises and purposes. He knew that I was but dust. [Note: Wiersbe, The . 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. 5:10; Neh. What is the crown of glory but God's favour? 4. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. It is his honour to humble the proud and help the helpless. Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Cor 1 30. This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. We think, "Man, I can stand, you know. He has secured the happiness of his peculiar people by promise and covenant, but the order of mankind, and the world in general, he secures by common providence. 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. WebHe touches the hills, and they smoke. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. Babes may praise the divine goodness, but fathers in grace magnify his holiness. as he began, v. 1. 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. He didn't understand his own feelings. (1.) Why do I feel upset? And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". 30:5; Is. II. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He bears long with those that are very provoking, defers punishing, that he may give space to repent, and does not speedily execute the sentence of his law; and he could not be thus slow to anger if he were not plenteous in mercy, the very Father of mercies. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! Let me at Satan, you know." A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . They continually praise him in the upper world; they began betimes to do it (Job 38 7), and it is still their business, from which they rest not day nor night, Rev 4 8. csfa league table. 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. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. "And all that is within me, bless his holy name." 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His 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. WebBridgeway Bible Commentary. He hath a raven The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. We make nothing of our religious performances if we do not make heart-work of them, if that which is within us, nay, if all that is within us, be not engaged in them. (2.) A PSALM of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression (Psalms 103:3, Psalms 103:8-12, Psalms 103:17) passing into adoration of him upon his heavenly throne (Psalms 103:19), and a call on all creation to praise him (Psalms 103:20-22).The "title" assigns the We have come into a body worship cult. But God remembers it's just dust. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. And God looks down upon us and He is, number one, merciful, because we reverence Him. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? He says, "You didn't disappoint Me. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender WebFor as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; Tools. And we are challenging so oftentimes Satan to do battle with us. I knew you were dust all the time." Sicknesses of body and soul came into the world by sin, and as sin is eradicated, diseases bodily, mental, and spiritual will vanish, till "the inhabitant shall no more say, I am sick." Verse Psalms 103:5. Who satisfieth thy mouth . WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. It is a Psalm of inimitable sweetness and excellence; contains the most affectionate sentiments of gratitude to God for his mercies; and the most consoling motives to continue to trust in God, and be obedient to him. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. WebMatthew Henry's Commentary Psalm 103:1 << A Psalm of David.>> Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 19The Lord has established His throne in heaven,And (P)His kingdom rules over all. 103:1-5 By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Though it is of our own benefit, by the pardoning mercy of God, that we are to take the comfort, yet of the benefit others have by it we must give him the glory. 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. Observe that he calls all that is within him to remember all the Lord's benefits. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern This body made out of the dust. "Commentary on Psalms 103:1". 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. <<. WebPsalm 103. 1. 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. And I don't think that they know what they are talking about, in many realms, and they've confessed that now. And as soon as you get to the South Pole, you are going north again. 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. The flower of the garden is commonly more choice and valuable, and, though in its own nature withering, will last the longer for its being sheltered by the garden wall and the gardener's care; but the flower of the field (to which life is here compared) is not only withering in itself, but exposed to the cold blasts, and liable to be cropped and trodden on by the beasts of the field. 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. 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.". However, nothing in the psalm or anywhere else enables us to determine the precise occasion on which it was written."[1]. In one psalm, David, in talking to his soul, said, "Why are you cast down, O my soul? Psalm 103, attributed in the superscription to David, is a psalm of praise for the wonderful goodness of God directed toward His people. God remembers that.Man has a tendency to magnify his body. Who c heals all your diseases, . It needs spurring to its duty, though that duty ought to be its delight. Christ alone forgives all our sins; it is he alone who heals all our infirmities. 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, Psalm 97:12. This is mentioned first because by the pardon of sin that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favour of God, which bestows good things on us. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. He knows we are but dust. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation High as the heaven is above the earth. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. I. And here he is commanding himself, commanding his soul to bless the Lord, "Bless the Lord, my soul." You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. The Psalmist strikes the best key-note when he begins with stirring up his inmost self to magnify the Lord. Some groups of Christians (e.g., some Amish) give thanks to God at the end of their meals as well as at the beginning. As a father pities his children, David had been stirring up himself and others to praise God, and here, in the close, he calls upon the angels to do it; not as if they needed any excitement of ours to praise God, they do it continually; but thus he expresses his high thoughts of God as worthy of the adorations of the holy angels, thus he quickens himself and others to the duty with this consideration, That it is the work of angels, and comforts himself in reference to his own weakness and defect in the performance of this duty with this consideration, That there is a world of holy angels who dwell in God's house and are still praising him. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. 10 He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done. "He has cured thy sickness." 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . WebMatthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 103:1-4 Commentary on Psalm 103:1-5 (Read Psalm 103:1-5) By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. What would become of us if God should deal so with us? 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. Mirrors, all over the walls. Let all his works praise him (v. 22), all in all places of his dominion; for, because they are his works, they are under his dominion, and they were made and are ruled that they may be unto him for a name and a praise. "He has given thee true pleasure: He satisfies thy mouth with good things" ( v. 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. It is in his nature to be so (v. 8): The Lord is merciful and gracious; this was his way which he made known unto Moses at Mount Horeb, when he thus proclaimed his name ( Exod 34 6, 7), in answer to Moses's request (ch. I like the east and the west bit. When the cause is gone, namely, iniquity, the effect ceases. 2; also at the end of the All right, keep searching man; you're only expanding the mercy of my God. It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. Yet all this shall not excuse David from praising God, but rather excite him to do it the more cheerfully, that he may bear a part in this concert; for he concludes, Bless the Lord, O my soul! 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