34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. Oh, but scientists are gods aren't they? Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. And as soon as you get to the South Pole, you are going north again. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . We must fear the Lord and his goodness. 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. 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. And if they said if we evolved from the tadpole, surely they must know. "Oh, I thought I was stronger than that, I thought I was better than that and all. Psalm 103:1. Why do I feel blue? The Lord has saved us with a great salvation, shall we render no recompense? WebFree Bible Study Tools. (1.) Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that reverence him. The pardon granted is a present one - forgiveth; it is continual, for he still forgiveth; it is divine, for God gives it; it is far reaching, for it removes all our sins; it takes in omissions as well as commissions, for both of these are in-equities; and it is most effectual, for it is as real as the healing, and the rest of the mercies with which it is placed. As far as our days, we are as the grass: or like a flower in the field ( Psalms 103:15 ). He has pitied our sorrows, v. 13, 14. "He has cured thy sickness." And forget not all His benefit s: . Facts can't change. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. "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. 2. Thus fairly does God deal with us. 4. Second Reading Commentary on Romans 14:1-12 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. 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 all that is within me - All my powers and faculties; all that can be employed in his praise: the heart, the will, the affections, the emotions. (1.) They are such as fear God, such as are truly religious, from principle. He always has been full of compassion. He takes cognizance of all the inhabitants, and all the affairs, of this lower world, and disposes all persons and things according to the counsel of his will, to his own glory (Dan 4 35): His kingdom rules over all kings and all kingdoms, and from it there is no exempt jurisdiction. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. For he knows our frame; and he remembers that we are dust ( Psalms 103:13-14 ). Because God remembers our frame. He calls the fowls, and they come; the beasts, and they hear: the trees, and they spring to obey him. 2. 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. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. It is instructive to note how the Psalmist dwells upon the holy name of God, as if his holiness were dearest to him; or, perhaps, because the holiness or wholeness of God was to his mind the grandest motive for rendering to him the homage of his nature in its wholeness. STROPHE DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONS. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. 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." 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.". 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." Observe, I. We think that we are the rock of Gibraltar. WebPsalm 103 . 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. my soulmyself (Ps 3:3; 25:1), with allusion to the act, as one of intelligence. 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. Let others murmur, but do thou bless. 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. The scripture says a great deal of the mercy of God, and we may all set to our seal that it is true, that we have experienced it. "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 19The Lord has established His throne in heaven,And (P)His kingdom rules over all. I like the east and the west bit. The Christian life is far from a negative experience and too many people are only emphasizing the negative aspects. The sins of believers shall be remembered no more, shall not be mentioned unto them; they shall be sought for, and not found. This body made out of the dust. 1. (a) He wakens his dulness to praise God, showing that both understanding and affections, mind and heart, are too little to set forth his praise. 5. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. "And so I like all these new discoveries, though I think a lot of them are just fanciful kind of interpreting of the data that they have with their own limited knowledge. God wasn't disappointed; I was disappointed in me. "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so high is His mercy over those that reverence Him. "O my soul! Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 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.". So David calls the angels, the heavenly hosts, in to the praising of God. 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; 18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. And here he is commanding himself, commanding his soul to bless the Lord, "Bless the Lord, my soul." his holy name(Ps 5:11), His complete moral perfections. (2.) Though he signify his displeasure against us for our sins by the rebukes of Providence, and the reproaches of our own consciences, and thus cause grief, yet he will have compassion, and will not always keep us in pain and terror, no, not for our sins, but, after the spirit of bondage, will give the spirit of adoption. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. All rights reserved. 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. The organization of this psalm appears to be: (1) a self-exhortation to praise God (Psalms 103:1-5); (2) Israel exhorted to bless God (Psalms 103:6-13); (3) God's consideration for man's frailty (Psalms 103:14-18); and (4) all in God's kingdom to bless Him (Psalms 103:19-22). Bless the LORD, all his works in all of the places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:17-22 ). Under such a weight of obligation the lips can do little; the soul and all its powers must be engaged. Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. Let me at Satan, you know." Ps 103:1-22. "He has cured thy sickness." 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. If he had not been a God of patience, we should have been in hell long ago; but he has not rewarded us after our iniquities; so those will say who know what sin deserves. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. When we have done ever so much in the service of God, yet still we must stir up ourselves to do more. 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. He began with Bless the Lord, O my soul! 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. 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, when he had penned and sung this excellent hymn to his honour, he does not say, Now, O my soul! 33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. Observe, God's mercy is thus great towards those that fear him, not towards those that trifle with him. 2Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. 1 Bless a the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! "So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle" (Psalms 103:5). We dont know the circumstances in which it was written, but since David was a man who knew the grace and deliverance of God many times, it could have been written at many different 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. 3:9; Heb. So it must be that the scientists were wrong. 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. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. WebCommentary 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 Observe, I. 3. Bless, &c.when God is the object, praise. WebCommentary 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 And he declares, "Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy." WebFootnotes. God's all cannot be praised with less than our all. 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. 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. And forget not See Isa 40 6, 7. Christians more frequently turn to this psalm than to any other. 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, . Psalm 103 tells of God who deliversthe nation from bondage (7) and the individual from sin (10-13). 3. It was the inspiration for H. F. Lytes popular hymn, "Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven. ", "This [Psalms 103] is perhaps the best-known and best-loved of all the hymns." Or you can start flying due west, and you'll be flying west the rest of your life. [1.] 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. Many are our faculties, emotions, and capacities, but God has given them all to us, and they ought all to join in chorus to his praise. We are not to forget them. 160.]. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities ( Psalms 103:9-10 ). 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 does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. Psalm 103:12 King James Version (KJV 1900) 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. He desires the assistance of the holy angels, and all the works of God, in praising him, ver 20-22. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. 1. 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. II. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Psalm 103 Psalm 103 Bless the LORD, O My Soul This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. We dont know the circumstances in which it was written, but since David was a man who knew the grace and deliverance of God many times, it could have been written at many different times of his life. God requires submissive obedience not only of earthly beings, but also of heavenly beings (19-21). How unlike are those to God who always chide, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! 1.Bless Jehovah, O my soul! WebPsalm 103 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that reverence him. 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. You can only go north until you get to the North Pole, then you are going south. Oh, this body consciousness; everything is the body of man. God has been merciful to us. 2. WebAny other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. In fact, all created things are to praise God. It is my way, says God, to pardon sin. 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. 7:18], [2 Sam. (2.) He is in real earnest, and again calls upon himself to arise. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. February 27, 2023. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? continuedTHE ARGUMENT This Psalm contains a thankful commemoration and celebration of Gods mercies to the psalmist himself, and to the people of Israel, and to all good men. (2.) 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. All these guys working out in the windows, standing there, curling, you know. They keep it as a treasure, keep it as their portion, and would not for all the world part with it, for it is their life. WebPsalm 103:812 New Century Version (NCV) 8 The Lord shows mercy and is kind. WebPsalms 103 1 A Psalm of David. Bibliographical Information Clarke, Adam. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the Reader, have we not cause enough at this time to bless him who blesses us? The doctrine of universal providence laid down, v. 19. 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. All rights reserved. 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. Psalms 103:1-22 , a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. 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. The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to 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. 15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. (2.) It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." 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. What's wrong, soul? 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Web2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: Psalm 103:2 New Living Translation (NLT) 2 Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He knows we are but dust. 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. Who c heals all your diseases, . Praise for the Lord s Mercies. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 5:10; Neh. For our task our energies should be suitably called out. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 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. In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for His abundant mercies. We have come into a body worship cult. The eagle is long-lived, and, as naturalists say, when she is nearly 100 years old, casts all her feathers (as indeed she changes them in a great measure every year at moulting time), and fresh ones come, so that she becomes young again. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! WebPsalm 103 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. 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. We've learned so many things about the rings and everything else, that all of our theories that we had are out the window now because now we have more data. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Verse Psalms 103:1. II. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy ( Psalms 103:5-8 ). WebPsalm 103 Bless the LORD, O My Soul This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. 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. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". The duty of universal praise inferred from it: if all are under God's dominion, all must do him homage. Had he been very sleepy before? Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern Because of His mercy. 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. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He exhorteth all creatures to praise him, Psalm 103:20-22. 1. The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. 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. (3.) Psalm 103:1 tn The verb praise is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line). Why do I feel upset? Let others use only their tongues, but as for me I will cry, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." He is in a special manner good to Israel, to every Israelite indeed, that is of a clean and upright heart. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. ], This popular Davidic psalm of individual thanksgiving reviews Gods mercies and expresses confident hope in His covenant promises. How true that is. Also, the recently-discovered Ras Shamra texts reveal Aramaic elements (Aramaisms) dating back to 1500 to 1400 B.C. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." NKJV, Ancient-Modern Bible, Comfort Print: One faith. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his pleasure. WebPsalm 103:1-3. "[3] This, of course, knocks the keystone out of the arch of critical devices for late-dating Old Testament writings. Note, Divine revelation is one of the first and greatest of divine favours with which the church is blessed; for God restores us to himself by revealing himself to us, and gives us all good by giving us knowledge. The height of it and the breadth of it. (2.) WebVerses 1-22. The name of ingrate is one of the most shameful that a man can wear; surely we cannot be content to run the risk of such a brand. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. WebPsalm 103 . Pardoned sin is, in our experience, one of the choicest boons of grace, one of the earliest gifts of mercy, - in fact, the needful preparation for enjoying all that follows it. Beings ( 19-21 ): as a flower in the Lord, O my soul and. 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