The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to praise God ( ver 1, 2 ) for his favour to him in particular ( ver 3-5 ), to the church in general, and to all good men, to whom he is, and will be, just, and kind, and constant ( ver 6-18 ), and for his government of the world, ver 19. II. He began with Bless the Lord, O my soul! It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. He says, "You didn't disappoint Me. 57:16]; Jer. And they are as willing as they are able; they are willing to know their work; for they hearken to the voice of his word; they stand expecting commission and instructions from their great Lord, and always behold his face (Matt 18 10), that they may take the first intimation of his mind. 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. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. 103 1 A Psalm of David. 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. WebPsalm 2 is the second psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Why do the heathen rage".In Latin, it is known as "Quare fremuerunt gentes".Psalm 2 does not identify its author with a superscription, but Acts 4:2426 in the New Testament attributes it to David. 34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. 4. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy ( Psalms 103:5-8 ). We were driving down to Newport Beach the other night and this place down there. Looking at the negative aspects, when in reality there are far more positive aspects to it than the negative aspects. The description of those to whom this mercy belongs. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his pleasure. 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. 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. ". 15:26]; Ps. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. 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. Bible commentary on the Book of Psalms, chapter 103, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics. It contains no requests. He hath a raven 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. In singing this psalm we must in a special manner get our hearts affected with the goodness of God and enlarged in love and thankfulness. Observe, I. 1. The Lord has saved us with a great salvation, shall we render no recompense? 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. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! WebPsalm 103 NKJV 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Blessing God and giving him glory must be the alpha and the omega of all our services. 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. I'm so excited with all of the positive aspects of serving the Lord that the negative doesn't really come into mind much. 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. But to his justice he adds his mercy, by which sinners may be forgiven (9-12). Let others use only their tongues, but as for me I will cry, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." They are such as fear God, such as are truly religious, from principle. WebPsalm 103 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. Compare Numbers 6:23-27. God has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. II. To "bless" is more than to See here, (1.) 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 revealed himself and his grace to us (v. 7): He made known his ways unto Moses, and by him his acts to the children of Israel, not only by his rod to those who then lived, but by his pen to succeeding ages. 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. 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. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Praise for Gods mercy to individuals 103:1-5, "The four psalms that close Book Four of the book of Psalms (90-106) emphasize praise to the Lord for several reasons: His benefits to His people (103), His care of His creation (104), His wonderful acts on behalf of Israel (105), His longsuffering with His peoples rebellion (106)." And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. 160.]. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. 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 calls the fowls, and they come; the beasts, and they hear: the trees, and they spring to obey him. . Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that reverence him. Tools. Nothing but divine wisdom can undertake to fill its treasures (Prov 8 21); other things will surfeit, but not satiate, Eccl 6 7; Isa 55 2. If God acted only according to his justice, all sinners would perish. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, He has never been rigorous and severe with us, but always tender, full of compassion, and ready to forgive. "[3] This, of course, knocks the keystone out of the arch of critical devices for late-dating Old Testament writings. WebPsalm 103:1-3. It is my way, says God, to pardon sin. Why are you cast down? - Bless the Lord, O my soul. You can only go north until you get to the North Pole, then you are going south. He has perpetuated his covenant-mercy and thereby provided relief for our frailty, v. 15-18. get to know the Bible better! The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to praise God (ver 1, 2) for his favour to him in particular (ver 3-5), to the church in general, and to all good men, to whom he is, and will be, just, and kind, and constant (ver 6-18), and for his government of the world, ver 19. 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. ; Psalm 103:3 tn This relatively rare Hence the heavens are said to rule (Dan 4 26), and we are led to consider this by the influence which even the visible heavens have upon this earth, their dominion, Job 38 33; Gen 1 16. 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. They are able; for they excel in strength; they are mighty in strength (so the word is); they are able to bring great things to pass, and to abide in their work without weariness. And we are challenging so oftentimes Satan to do battle with us. 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. [Note: Brueggemann, p. And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Here is, I. God has been merciful to us. Let us awake then, and with intense enthusiasm bless Jehovah. For all the saints. By registering for an account, Psalm 103:23 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 b Who forgives all WebPsalm 103 Bless the LORD, O My Soul This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. How man worships the body. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 5. "For He crowns thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Psalms 103:0 Gods great love. 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. In fact, all created things are to praise God. How short man's life is and of what uncertain continuance. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . Or you can start flying due west, and you'll be flying west the rest of your life. 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. How he pitiesas a father pities his children, and does them good as there is occasion. The Psalmist strikes the best key-note when he begins with stirring up his inmost self to magnify the Lord. 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. Some groups of Christians (e.g., some Amish) give thanks to God at the end of their meals as well as at the beginning. Ps 103:1-22. (3.) WebPsalm 103 . And God looks down upon us and He is, number one, merciful, because we reverence Him. "He has pardoned thy sins (v. 3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". 3. WebPsalm 103 . WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 1. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. And so science is changing. 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. 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. Mirrors, all over the walls. "Oh, I thought I was stronger than that, I thought I was better than that and all. He knew that I was but dust. Thus fairly does God deal with us. 14:18]; Deut. 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. 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 The Lord has a throne of his own, a throne of glory, a throne of government. 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. 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 that he calls all that is within him to remember all the Lord's benefits. All rights reserved. But God knew me, He knew me better than I knew myself. 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." 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. 2. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 1. God wasn't disappointed; I was disappointed in me. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Email. 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. 147:3; [Is. I really don't take the negative aspects into much account myself. 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. 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. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." [Ex. 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. 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. 2. Let me at Satan, you know." He is not soon angry, v. 8. his holy name(Ps 5:11), His complete moral perfections. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! February 27, 2023. All the creatures are his servants, but not as the angels that attend the presence of his glory. 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 satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 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? 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. "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? 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. 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). 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. WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. Psalm 103:1. The Book of Psalms is part of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint 3:9; Heb. Now we don't remember that ourselves often. We think, "Man, I can stand, you know. Observe, [1.] 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. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. 1. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. 2. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Why do I feel upset? Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. "[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. To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. This is a perfect psalm, suitable to all times and situations. 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. 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. Psa 103:13. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. Let others murmur, but do thou bless. Dust thou art. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." 1 Bless a the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. What their service is. 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. (2.) Then David lists several good things that God does for His people. Second Reading Commentary on Romans 14:1-12 Password. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. And here he is commanding himself, commanding his soul to bless the Lord, "Bless the Lord, my soul." Man's life is not only wasting of itself, but its period may be anticipated by a thousand accidents. It is God's glory that he has such attendants, but more his glory that he neither needs them nor is benefited by them. 1. Verse 1. 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. How unlike are those to God who always chide, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! WebPsalms 103 1 A Psalm of David. When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. This honour have all his saints. 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. 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. 103Bless (A)the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name!2Bless the Lord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:3(B)Who forgives all your iniquities,Who (C)heals all your diseases,4Who redeems your life from destruction,(D)Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,5Who satisfies your mouth with good things,So that (E)your youth is renewed like the eagles. Then again, as he started the psalm, he ends it, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." Repeated in ver. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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 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. What is your problem? 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 For the LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Psalm 103:12 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. Psalms 103:1-22 , a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. WebPsalm 93 is the 93rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty".The Latin wording is Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est. But the mercy of the LORD ( Psalms 103:16-17 ). 2 Bless the Lord, O 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. 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. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 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. What is the crown of glory but God's favour? (2.) "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." Psalm 103 . "He has rescued thee from danger." 1.Bless Jehovah, O my soul! 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . 3:5; [Mic. 9 He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. The duty of universal praise inferred from it: if all are under God's dominion, all must do him homage. For our task our energies should be suitably called out. Oh, this body consciousness; everything is the body of man. 3. We've learned so much from this flyby of our little satellite recently. He always has been full of compassion. He knows we are but dust. 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. "Who healeth all thy diseases." 1. 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! 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. David called on himself to bless the Lord wholeheartedly because of all His many blessings. Half-hearted, ill-conceived, unintelligent praises are not such as we should render to our loving Lord. 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. God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. WebVerses 1-22. 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