"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? 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. 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. Verse 1. Why are you cast down? 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. Bibliographical Information Clarke, Adam. Man's life is not only wasting of itself, but its period may be anticipated by a thousand accidents. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern 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. "And forget not all his benefits." 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. Bless ye the LORD, ye angels, that excel in strength, and do his commandments, harkening to the voice of his word. He has made known his acts and his ways (that is, his nature, and the methods of his dealing with the children of men), that they may know both what to conceive of him and what to expect from him; so Dr. Hammond. Observe that he calls all that is within him to remember all the Lord's benefits. [Ex. "Bless the Lord, O my soul." Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and 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. And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. 53:5]; Jer. 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. But God knew me, He knew me better than I knew myself. How he stirs up himself to the duty of praise, v. 1, 2. 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. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy ( Psalms 103:5-8 ). 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 High as the heaven is above the earth. How man worships the body. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that reverence him. WebPsalm 103 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. Bless the Lord, O my soul - The word bless, as applied to God, means to praise, implying always a strong affection for him as well as a sense of gratitude. 1 Bless a the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! WebPsalm 103 . WebPsalm 103. All these guys working out in the windows, standing there, curling, you know. 4:2; James 5:11, [Ps. Till iniquity is forgiven, healing, redemption, and satisfaction are unknown blessings. We are not to forget them. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. All that is within me, bless his holy name . What is your problem? Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. Come on out and fight." But in the midst of this universal praise, each individual has special cause to praise him (22). 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. 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 think that we are the rock of Gibraltar. 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 Psa 103:13. The duty of universal praise inferred from it: if all are under God's dominion, all must do him homage. Why do I feel discouraged? Who c heals all your diseases, . He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? Psalm 103 . Psalm 103:2 New Century Version (NCV) 2 My whole being, praise the Lord and do not forget all his kindnesses. 147:3; [Is. It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. WebVerses 1-22. I haven't been down to Newport for a long time. 276. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". Webantithetic parallelism in psalms. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern He has forgiven all our trespasses. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. Half-hearted, ill-conceived, unintelligent praises are not such as we should render to our loving Lord. "He has cured thy sickness." 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. I. 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. In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for His abundant mercies. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. 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. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . But though God's throne is in heaven, and there he keeps his court, and thither we are to direct to him (Our Father who art in heaven), yet his kingdom rules over all. Christians more frequently turn to this psalm than to any other. 1.Bless Jehovah, O my soul! 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 Handed down. "So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle" (Psalms 103:5). 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His 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. WebAny other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. And the God of the New Testament is love, mercy, and grace." 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. 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. "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 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." 6The Lord executes righteousnessAnd justice for all who are oppressed.7(F)He made known His ways to Moses,His acts to the children of Israel.8(G)The Lord is merciful and gracious,Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.9(H)He will not always strive with us,Nor will He keep His anger forever.10(I)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,Nor punished us according to our iniquities. 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 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. Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, and united, and stirred up to the highest pitch in and for this work. 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. 10 He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. Such is the purport of the blessing addressed to a congregation of worshippers. Let others bless themselves and their idols, but do thou bless the Lord. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! And I don't think that they know what they are talking about, in many realms, and they've confessed that now. What their service is. The body finds the melancholy consequences of Adam's offence, it is subject to many infirmities, and the soul also. How short man's life is and of what uncertain continuance. WebClarke's Commentary. Now it's another vein, "Bless the Lord, O my soul.". 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. ; 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). Those angels that are the ministers of God, doing His will, His pleasure. Who is it who cannot make the spirit of this worship his own? 32:18; Jon. 2. . Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! And to those who remember His commandments to do them. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. 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. [2.] I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. We've learned so much from this flyby of our little satellite recently. 3. Psalm 103:12 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. 2. ], This popular Davidic psalm of individual thanksgiving reviews Gods mercies and expresses confident hope in His covenant promises. 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. 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. When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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. WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. Have you ever been at the place where you didn't understand your own feelings? 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. "As high is the heavens is above the earth." It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." 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. 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 3. He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. Because God remembers our frame. Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. "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. "He has pardoned thy sins (v. 3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." He is not long angry; for (v. 9) he will not always chide, though we always offend and deserve chiding. "Of course, it cannot be denied that liturgical use of many psalms could have been made, but it is equally correct that they are beautifully adapted to personal use."[4]. And forget not all His benefit s: . This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. He knows our frame; He knows we are but dust.Which means that God doesn't really expect as much out of me as I expect out of myself. They had all kinds of ideas concerning Saturn and the rings, all kinds of scientific data that was in the astronomy books, and now they have to revise all of the books on Saturn. 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. Why do I feel blue? And so science is changing. ". 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. 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. Truly God is good to all (v. 6): He executes righteousness and judgment, not only for his own people, but for all that are oppressed; for even in common providence he is the patron of wronged innocency, and, one way or other, will plead the cause of those that are injured against their oppressors. All right, keep searching man; you're only expanding the mercy of my God. 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. 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. For all the saints. 17:14, [Ex. 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. Salem Media Group. 19The Lord has established His throne in heaven,And (P)His kingdom rules over all. Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Cor 1 30. To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. Jehovah is worthy to be praised by us in that highest style of adoration which is intended by the term bless - "All thy works praise thee, O God, but thy saints shall bless thee." 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, . 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. Many-sided is the character of our heavenly Father, for, having forgiven as a judge, he then cures as a physician. WebFor as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; Tools. "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. 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. WebPsalm 103 . February 27, 2023. 2023 Christianity.com. 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. Dust thou art. 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. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. 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. In fact, all created things are to praise God. (2.) 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