WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 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. Let others forbear if they can: "Bless the Lord, O my soul." But you can start off tonight flying east, and you'll fly east the rest of your life, if you don't change directions. (2.) 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. 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. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender How short man's life is and of what uncertain continuance. David called on himself to bless the Lord wholeheartedly because of all His many blessings. And the key here all the way through is to those that reverence God. 1. "O my soul! 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. 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. 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. He is in a special manner good to Israel, to every Israelite indeed, that is of a clean and upright heart. Now wait a minute. It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." 1. "For He crowns thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. (3.) The LORD executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. "He has given thee true pleasure: He satisfies thy mouth with good things" (Psalms 103:5; Psalms 103:5); 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. But the mercy of the LORD ( Psalms 103:16-17 ). Some groups of Christians (e.g., some Amish) give thanks to God at the end of their meals as well as at the beginning. 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. 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. "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 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 Secondly, They live a life of obedience; they remember his commandments to do them, else they do not keep his covenant. WebPsalm 103 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. 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. "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities." 103:1-5 By the pardon of sin, that is Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". Why are you cast down? Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Looking at the negative aspects, when in reality there are far more positive aspects to it than the negative aspects. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. God has been merciful to us. Hitherto the psalmist had only looked back upon his own experiences and thence fetched matter for praise; here he looks abroad and takes notice of his favour to others also; for in them we should rejoice and give thanks for them, all the saints being fed at a common table and sharing in the same blessings. 33 13), I beseech thee, show me thy way, that I may know thee. 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. "Who healeth all thy diseases." 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. Compare Numbers 6:23-27. 4. The distance of about 12,500 miles, that is, unless you are going straight through. He has never been rigorous and severe with us, but always tender, full of compassion, and ready to forgive. 9:17; Ps. The Lord has saved us with a great salvation, shall we render no recompense? 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. Reader, have we not cause enough at this time to bless him who blesses us? We have found him so; we, for our parts, must own that he has not dealt with us after our sins, v. 10. Oh, this body consciousness; everything is the body of man. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy ( Psalms 103:5-8 ). 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. Bless the Lord, O my soul,. His better part, his soul, which comes immediately from God, and returns to him, which is immaterial and immortal, and of more worth than the world: God is to be served with the best we have; as with the best of our substance, so with the best of our persons; and it is the heart, or soul, which he requires to be given him; and such service as is performed with the soul or spirit is most agreeable to him; he being a Spirit, and therefore must be worshipped in spirit and in truth: unless the spirit or soul of a man, is engaged in the service of God, it is of little avail; for bodily exercise profiteth not; preaching, hearing, praying, and praising, should be both with the spirit, and with the understanding: here the psalmist calls upon his soul to "bless" the Lord; not by invoking or conferring a blessing on him, which as it is impossible to be done, so he stands in no need of it, being God, all sufficient, and blessed for evermore; but by proclaiming and congratulating his blessedness, and by giving him thanks for all mercies, spiritual and temporal: 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, Psalms 97:12. "He has rescued thee from danger." [1.] It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! 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. Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. He exhorteth all creatures to praise him, Psalm 103:20-22. God wasn't disappointed; I was disappointed in me. For all the saints. 4. Observe, I. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern All right, keep searching man; you're only expanding the mercy of my God. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, "So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle". Who is it who cannot make the spirit of this worship his own? <<. He has forgiven all our trespasses. February 27, 2023. "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. 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. When the cause is gone, namely, iniquity, the effect ceases. And he declares, "Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy." Wisdom . 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. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits ( Psalms 103:1-2 ): So quickly we forget the benefits of serving the Lord. to those that reverence him ( Psalms 103:17 ). We think, "Man, I can stand, you know. He is all things to us, as our needs call for him, and our infirmities do but reveal him in new characters. See Job 33 24, 28. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. All these guys working out in the windows, standing there, curling, you know. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation 276. This is Old Testament. 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. Password. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . Because the north is only about 12,500 miles from the south. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 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 ( v. 4), from the destroyer, from hell (so the Chaldee), from the second death. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern He has prepared it in the heavens, above us, and out of sight; for he holds back the face of his throne, and spreads a cloud upon it (Job 26 9); yet he can himself judge through the dark cloud, Job 23 13. The work requires the inward man, the whole man, and all little enough. What would become of us if God should deal so with us? "He has cured thy sickness." Thus fairly does God deal with us. 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. Nor punished us according to our iniquities. 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." And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 35 May sinners be consumed from the earth, 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]. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! David then begins to list those benefits. 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. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Realizing how easily people forget God, David reminds himself of the many blessings, physical and spiritual, that God 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His Observe, [1.] Observe, (1.) Nothing but divine wisdom can undertake to fill its treasures (Proverbs 8:21); other things will surfeit, but not satiate,Ecclesiastes 6:7; Isaiah 55:2. To "bless" is more than to 15:26]; Ps. ; Psalm 103:3 tn This relatively rare The height of it and the breadth of it. Psalm 103:12 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Cor 1 30. II. WebThis one hundred and third Psalm has ever seemed to us to be the Monte Rosa of the divine chain of mountains of praise, glowing with a ruddier light than any of the rest. Psalms 103:1-22 , a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. 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. 3. WebPsalm 103 New King James Version Praise for the Lords Mercies A Psalm of David. And as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us ( Psalms 103:11-12 ). No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. 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. 1. He made known his ways unto Moses, and his acts unto the children of Israel. yet more and more. The Christian life is far from a negative experience and too many people are only emphasizing the negative aspects. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 2. 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. 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 has pardoned thy sins (v. 3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 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 description of those to whom this mercy belongs. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. 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. 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 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. "He has cured thy sickness." 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. I thought I could I leap buildings with a single bound, and He knows my frame. And here he is commanding himself, commanding his soul to bless the Lord, "Bless the Lord, my soul." Then David lists several good things that God does for His people. I haven't been down to Newport for a long time. Come on out and fight." And to those who remember His commandments to do them. 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. The doctrine of universal providence laid down, v. 19. WebMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary 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. Bible commentary on the Book of Psalms, chapter 103, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics. WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. 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. For he knows our frame; and he remembers that we are dust ( Psalms 103:13-14 ). 4:2; James 5:11, [Ps. 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. And you better perhaps read the fourteenth chapter of the book of Revelation, when the cup of the indignation of the wrath of God is overflowing and He pours out His judgment upon this Christ-rejecting earth. Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered prayer, which Psalms 102 requested. He will not always chide: nor will he be angry for ever. 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.". 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. Verse Psalms 103:1. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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. 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. A Psalm of joyous praise, in which the writer rises from a thankful acknowledgment of personal blessings to a lively celebration of God's gracious attributes, as not only intrinsically worthy of praise, but as specially suited to man's frailty. And as soon as you get to the South Pole, you are going north again. Such a thing is man: God considers this, and pities him; let him consider it himself, and be humble, dead to this world and thoughtful of another. 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. God is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. In fact, all created things are to praise God. High as the heaven is above the earth. 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. Mirrors, all over the walls. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. He is not soon angry, v. 8. 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. Bless 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). WebClarke's Commentary. 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