"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. 4:2; James 5:11, [Ps. Reader, have we not cause enough at this time to bless him who blesses us? 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! Secondly, They live a life of obedience; they remember his commandments to do them, else they do not keep his covenant. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. The Christian life is far from a negative experience and too many people are only emphasizing the negative aspects. But the mercy of the LORD ( Psalms 103:16-17 ). Realizing how easily people forget God, David reminds himself of the many blessings, physical and spiritual, that God (2.) 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . 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. and, when he had penned and sung this excellent hymn to his honour, he does not say, Now, O my soul! They are his angels, and ministers of hishis, for he made them, and made them for himselfhis, for he employs them, though he does not need themhis, for he is their owner and Lord; they belong to him and he has them at his beck. (1.) WebNew King James Version Praise for the LORD's Benefits. 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. I like the east and the west bit. (3.) Praise for the Lord s Mercies. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Note the many references to "all" and its equivalents in this psalm. 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. You can only go north until you get to the North Pole, then you are going south. Psa 103:12. But you can start off tonight flying east, and you'll fly east the rest of your life, if you don't change directions. 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Under such a weight of obligation the lips can do little; the soul and all its powers must be engaged. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. I. All these guys working out in the windows, standing there, curling, you know. Observe, God's mercy is thus great towards those that fear him, not towards those that trifle with him. 50+ premium resources (>$2,400 value!). (3.) Bless ye the LORD, ye angels, that excel in strength, and do his commandments, harkening to the voice of his word. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern Forgiveness is first in the order of our spiritual experience, and in some respects first in value. 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. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender NKJV, Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Third Edition, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word, NKJV, Abide Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version. 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. (2.) The sins of believers shall be remembered no more, shall not be mentioned unto them; they shall be sought for, and not found. thou hast blessed the Lord, sit down, and rest thee, but, Bless the Lord, O my soul! 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. God has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. Realizing how easily people forget God, David reminds himself of the many blessings, physical and spiritual, that God has given him. Verse 1. "Bless the Lord, O my soul." Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! The repetition renders his language still more emphatic, as if he thereby intended to reprove his own slothfulness. Come, let us read our diaries and see if there be not choice favours recorded there for which we have rendered no grateful return. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He has forgiven all our trespasses. When God, by the graces and comforts of his Spirit, recovers his people from their decays, and fills them with new life and joy, which is to them an earnest of eternal life and joy, then they may be said to return to the days of their youth,Job 33:23. Do you think God is dead or something? Psalm 103:1. Because God remembers our frame. And to those who remember His commandments to do them. The distance of about 12,500 miles, that is, unless you are going straight through. It is his honour to humble the proud and help the helpless. 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. 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. [2.] Half-hearted, ill-conceived, unintelligent praises are not such as we should render to our loving Lord. Here is, I. to those that reverence him ( Psalms 103:17 ). 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. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! "[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. 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. 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. Looking at the negative aspects, when in reality there are far more positive aspects to it than the negative aspects. Babes may praise the divine goodness, but fathers in grace magnify his holiness. . 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 Christ alone forgives all our sins; it is he alone who heals all our infirmities. WebPsalm 103 . 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." Bless the LORD, all his works in all of the places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:17-22 ). He has revealed himself and his grace to them. 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. get to know the Bible better! Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. Bibliographical Information Clarke, Adam. He satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. (1.) 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . Many-sided is the character of our heavenly Father, for, having forgiven as a judge, he then cures as a physician. When God, by the graces and comforts of his Spirit, recovers his people from their decays, and fills them with new life and joy, which is to them an earnest of eternal life and joy, then they may be said to return to the days of their youth, Job 33 25. How man worships the body. "He has rescued thee from danger." The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. II. Let others bless themselves and their idols, but do thou bless the Lord. WebVerses 1-22. Let others use only their tongues, but as for me I will cry, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so high is His mercy over those that reverence Him. 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. 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 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless, &c.when God is the object, praise. 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. He knew that I was but dust. February 27, 2023. 5. Let me at Satan, you know." Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern This is a perfect psalm, suitable to all times and situations. "Commentary on Psalms 103:1". 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. csfa league table. 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. 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. So it must be that the scientists were wrong. 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. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." ", "This [Psalms 103] is perhaps the best-known and best-loved of all the hymns." 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 According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. 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. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. He is not soon angry, v. 8. 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. 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. And we are challenging so oftentimes Satan to do battle with us. He says, "You didn't disappoint Me. 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. 15:26]; Ps. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 9 He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. 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. The God of the Old Testament is vengeful and wrathful and murderous and so forth. 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. II. Our crimes were capital, but God saves our lives by pardoning them; our diseases were mortal, but God saves our lives by healing them. Repeated in ver. "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 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. He always has been full of compassion. "Oh, I thought I was stronger than that, I thought I was better than that and all. "So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle" (Psalms 103:5). Oh, but scientists are gods aren't they? 3. [1.] 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. WebFor as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; Tools. 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.". WebPsalm 103. I trust that it wasn't so long ago that you have already forgotten how thankful you were. The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. 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, 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. WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! The angels occasionally serve God in this lower world; they do his commandments, go on his errands (Dan 9 21), fight his battles (2 Kings 6 17), and minister for the good of his people, Heb 1 14. To "bless" is more than to We are not to forget them. 1031A Psalm of David. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". And God looks down upon us and He is, number one, merciful, because we reverence Him. Those angels that are the ministers of God, doing His will, His pleasure. It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. Or you can start flying due west, and you'll be flying west the rest of your life. WebVerse Psalms 103:1. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! WebPsalm 103 . 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." "He has pardoned thy sins (v. 3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." It needs spurring to its duty, though that duty ought to be its delight. 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. God requires submissive obedience not only of earthly beings, but also of heavenly beings (19-21). 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. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 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. 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". 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. Another unwarranted assumption that labels many psalms "liturgical" is also very untrustworthy. Thus fairly does God deal with us. All the creatures are his servants, but not as the angels that attend the presence of his glory. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. 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. 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. 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 as he began, v. 1. Interesting that he said as far as the east is from the west, rather than as far the north is from the south. 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. What would become of us if God should deal so with us? Used by permission. Not content with calling upon his soul (by which he unquestionably means the seat of the understanding and affections) to bless God, the prophet expressly adds his inward parts, addressing as it were his own mind and heart, and all the faculties of both. Verse Psalms 103:1. 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. We were driving down to Newport Beach the other night and this place down there. Second Reading Commentary on Romans 14:1-12 1. 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. 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]. 4. 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. 3. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Man's life is not only wasting of itself, but its period may be anticipated by a thousand accidents. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Handed down. This is Old Testament. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Psalm 103 . 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