1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! I thought I was Superman. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! 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. Another unwarranted assumption that labels many psalms "liturgical" is also very untrustworthy. 1. "And forget not all his benefits." 9:17; Ps. 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. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. 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. God wasn't disappointed; I was disappointed in me. 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 LORD executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. We are not to forget them. ; Psalm 103:2 tn Or his benefits (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord). 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. 5. "[2] As Paul T. Butler, a distinguished Christian Church scholar of Joplin, Missouri, wrote in 1968, "Aramaisms cannot be made a criterion for determining date, because they are found in both early and late Old Testament books. 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 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. To "bless" is more than to Who c heals all your diseases, . Psalms 103:0 Gods great love. II. 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, . Ps 103:1-22. See who those are that have a good memory, as well as a good understanding (Ps 111 10), those that remember God's commandments, not to talk of them, but to do them, and to be ruled by them. The facts are changing, the facts of science seem to often change, but that is totally inconsistent. 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. Let others forbear if they can: "Bless the Lord, O my soul." What is the crown of glory but God's favour? WebNew King James Version Praise for the LORD's Benefits. This is a perfect psalm, suitable to all times and situations. 103 1 A Psalm of David. All that is within me, bless his holy name Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, united, and raised to the highest pitch in and for this work. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. Mirrors, all over the walls. Why he pitiesfor he knows our frame. (2.) and all that is within me, bless his holy name. It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. 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. 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. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. 3 b Who forgives all your iniquities, . "O my soul! I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. And so oftentimes I am so disappointed with myself, and I weep because of my disappointment over myself. A man may be in peril of life, not only by his crimes, or his diseases, but by the power of his enemies; and therefore here also we experience the divine goodness: Who redeemed thy life from destruction (Psalms 103:4; Psalms 103:4), from the destroyer, from hell (so the Chaldee), from the second death. 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. For all the saints. The inscription in the Hebrew, and in all the Versions, gives this Psalm to David; and yet many of the ancients believed it to refer to the times of the captivity, or rather to its conclusion, in which the redeemed Jews give thanks to God for their restoration. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction ( Psalms 103:3-4 ); who crowns thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ( Psalms 103:4 ); You see, it isn't just a negative thing. 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. Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. 2023 Christianity.com. WebPsalm 103 . Oh, but scientists are gods aren't they? Observe, (1.) The God of the Old Testament is vengeful and wrathful and murderous and so forth. Some groups of Christians (e.g., some Amish) give thanks to God at the end of their meals as well as at the beginning. 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. 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. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". Let us awake then, and with intense enthusiasm bless Jehovah. He will not keep his anger for ever against his own people, but will gather them with everlasting mercies, Isa 54 8; 57 16. 10 He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done. 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. Soul music is the very soul of music. So I'm glad that he said as far as the east is from the west, rather than as far as the north is from the south, because I want my sins farther away than the north from the south. 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. 1 Bless a the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalm 103:1. A Psalm of David .Doubtless by David; it is in his own style when at its best, and we should attribute it to his later years when he had a higher sense of the preciousness of pardon, because a keener sense of sin, than in his younger days. He always has been full of compassion. 11 As high as the sky is above the earth, Till iniquity is forgiven, healing, redemption, and satisfaction are unknown blessings. If we thoroughly forsake them, God will thoroughly forgive them. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. God looks down and says, "O man, just a bit of dust." You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities ( Psalms 103:9-10 ). Observe, I. For less than $5/mo. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 2. God is portrayed as loving with motherly affection (4, 13) as well BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. See Job 33:24; Job 33:28. Oh, this body consciousness; everything is the body of man. He is slow to anger, not extreme to mark what we do amiss nor ready to take advantage against us. All rights reserved. "Bless the Lord, O my soul." his holy name(Ps 5:11), His complete moral perfections. And forget not all His benefit s: . Bless ye the LORD, ye angels, that excel in strength, and do his commandments, harkening to the voice of his word. All that is within me, bless his holy name . 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." and his righteousness to the children's children [that's my grandkids]; And to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. He knows our frame; He knows we are but dust.Which means that God doesn't really expect as much out of me as I expect out of myself. How long and lasting God's mercy is to his people (v. 17, 18): it will continue longer than their lives, and will survive their present state. There was an ancient fable of the eagle renewing its youth in old age, similar to the fable of the Phoenix; but as Briggs noted, "It is doubtful whether there is any allusion here to the fable; but at all events it is the fulness of the life and vigor of the eagle that is thought of."[5]. Secondly, They live a life of obedience; they remember his commandments to do them, else they do not keep his covenant. 3:9; Heb. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . 86:15; Jer. Why do I feel discouraged? Scripture taken from the New King James Version. 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. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern You can only go north until you get to the North Pole, then you are going south. 5:10; Neh. WebBridgeway Bible Commentary. (3.) WebPsalm 103:812 New Century Version (NCV) 8 The Lord shows mercy and is kind. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . 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.