Dust thou art. "He has given thee true honour and great honour, no less than a crown: He crowns thee with his lovingkindness and tender mercies;" and what greater dignity is a poor soul capable of than to be advanced into the love and favour of God? 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 bWho forgives all your iniquities, Who cheals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, dWho crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." The Psalmist strikes the best key-note when he begins with stirring up his inmost self to magnify the Lord. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Let others forbear if they can: "Bless the Lord, O my soul." 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern We have come into a body worship cult. yet more and more. 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. Not so much as one of the divine dealings should be forgotten, they are all really beneficial to us, all worthy of himself, and all subjects for praise. [Note: Brueggemann, p. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. God's all cannot be praised with less than our all. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. This body made out of the dust. 21 Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 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 EXPOSITION. BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. (2.) This is Old Testament. And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. See here, (1.) Had he been very sleepy before? 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. 2; also at the end of the psalm; and again in Psalm 104:1, 35. 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 Psalm 103:2 American Standard Version (ASV) 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. I'm so excited with all of the positive aspects of serving the Lord that the negative doesn't really come into mind much. It contains no requests. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . 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. Repeated in ver. It is a companion to 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. 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. He will not keep his anger for ever against his own people, but will gather them with everlasting mercies, Isa 54 8; 57 16. I thought I could I leap buildings with a single bound, and He knows my frame. 20(Q)Bless the Lord, you His angels,Who excel in strength, who (R)do His word,Heeding the voice of His word.21Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,(S)You [c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.22Bless the Lord, all His works,In all places of His dominion. Nor punished us according to our iniquities. God is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender WebIn both fire and water, those two raging elements that have no mercy, he shows mercy; delivers us from both in both. The transcendent riches of God's mercy (v. 11): As the heaven is high above the earth (so high that the earth is but a point to the vast expanse), so God's mercy is above the merits of those that fear him most, so much above and beyond them that there is no proportion at all between them; the greatest performances of man's duty cannot demand the least tokens of God's favour as a debt, and therefore all the seed of Jacob will join with him in owning themselves less than the least of all God's mercies, Gen 32 10. Oh, but scientists are gods aren't they? He has forgiven all our trespasses. Then all of his works, all of the places of God's dominion. Why am I feeling this way? 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. The lives even of great men and good men are so, and neither their greatness nor their goodness can alter the property of them: As for man, his days are as grass, which grows out of the earth, rises but a little way above it, and soon withers and returns to it again. God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. 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. 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. WebFootnotes. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." And so science is changing. 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. 2 Bless the Lord, O 32:18; Jon. 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. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 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. 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. 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. 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. 4:2; James 5:11, [Ps. 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. 2. Why are you cast down? He hath a raven This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. How quickly did he do him honour! 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. Some of the critical writers would assign this psalm to the times of the exile, or afterward, depending upon the occurrence of certain Aramaisms; but as Leupold observed, "Aramaisms are never a sure index of date. 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. 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. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 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. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 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. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? He is in a special manner good to Israel, to every Israelite indeed, that is of a clean and upright heart. WebAny other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. (3.) ; 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). 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. 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. 3. The Holy Spirit, by his mouth, indirectly upbraids us on account of our not being more diligent in praising God, and at the same time points out the remedy, that every man may descend into himself and correct his own sluggishness. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. 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. 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. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all This is a perfect psalm, suitable to all times and situations. 2. Observe, [1.] Used by permission. He selects a few of the choicest pearls from the casket of divine love, threads them on the string of memory, and hangs them about the neck of gratitude. 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. 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. Thus fairly does God deal with us. 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." 1 Bless a the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. Why do I feel blue? [1.] But you can start off tonight flying east, and you'll fly east the rest of your life, if you don't change directions. The body finds the melancholy consequences of Adam's offence, it is subject to many infirmities, and the soul also. They are willing to do their work: They do his commandments ( v. 20); they do his pleasure (v. 21); they dispute not any divine commands, but readily address themselves to the execution of them. If the law of justice demanded all our heart and soul and mind for the Creator, much more may the law of gratitude put in a comprehensive claim for the homage of our whole being to the God of grace. 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. This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. Now you have heard people say, "Well, there is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to 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]. He has never been rigorous and severe with us, but always tender, full of compassion, and ready to forgive. 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. 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. He that made all rules all, and both by a word of power: He has prepared his throne, has fixed and established it that it cannot be shaken; he has afore-ordained all the measures of his government and does all according to the counsel of his own will. Come on out and fight." NKJV, Ancient-Modern Bible, Comfort Print: One faith. port authority to monticello bus / thanksgiving at the abbey resort / antithetic parallelism in psalms. Then again, as he started the psalm, he ends it, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." Psa 103:13. However, nothing in the psalm or anywhere else enables us to determine the precise occasion on which it was written."[1]. 276. 1031A Psalm of David. He says, "You didn't disappoint Me. Another unwarranted assumption that labels many psalms "liturgical" is also very untrustworthy. And His righteousness to childrens children. ", "This [Psalms 103] is perhaps the best-known and best-loved of all the hymns." 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 b Who forgives all your iniquities, Who c heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies WebPsalm 103:812 New Century Version (NCV) 8 The Lord shows mercy and is kind. 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. It is as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, and its golden fruit has a flavour such as no fruit ever bears unless it has been ripened in the full suushine of mercy. 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." Praise for the Lord s Mercies. If even the prophet, who was inflamed with a more intense and fervent zeal than other men, was not free from this malady, of which his earnestness in stimulating himself is a plain confession, how much more necessary is it for us, who have abundant experience of our own torpor, to apply the same means for our quickening? (1.) Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). In one psalm, David, in talking to his soul, said, "Why are you cast down, O my soul? 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. Why do I feel despondent? 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. 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. 1.Bless Jehovah, O my soul! And I don't think that they know what they are talking about, in many realms, and they've confessed that now. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. Babes may praise the divine goodness, but fathers in grace magnify his holiness. Or by his ways we may understand his precepts, the way which he requires us to walk in; and by his acts, or designs (as the word signifies), his promises and purposes as to what he will do with us. 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. 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, . WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. Psalm 103:1 tn The verb praise is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line). We think that we are the rock of Gibraltar. He is not long angry; for (v. 9) he will not always chide, though we always offend and deserve chiding. 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. II. And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. The distance of about 12,500 miles, that is, unless you are going straight through. The word soul here is equivalent to mind or heart: my mental and moral powers, as capable of understanding and appreciating his favors. Nor do they delay, but fly swiftly: They do his commandments at hearing, or as soon as they hear the voice of his word; so Dr. Hammond. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. How he pitiesas a father pities his children, and does them good as there is occasion. In fact, all created things are to praise God. We've learned so much from this flyby of our little satellite recently. 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