WebFootnotes. Psalm 103:1. Psalms 103:0 Gods great love. In fact, all created things are to praise God. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! yet more and more. The facts are changing, the facts of science seem to often change, but that is totally inconsistent. 1. ., p. Nor punished us according to our iniquities. 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. 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 all that is within me, bless his holy name. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. Observe, I. He has pitied our sorrows, v. 13, 14. The work requires the inward man, the whole man, and all little enough. We must fear the Lord and his goodness. In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for His abundant mercies. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. 1. "Who healeth all thy diseases." New King James Version (NKJV). Many-sided is the character of our heavenly Father, for, having forgiven as a judge, he then cures as a physician. Oh God, I am so sorry I disappointed You." 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 Note the many references to "all" and its equivalents in this psalm. 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 benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, 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. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . He has not inflicted the judgments which we have merited, nor deprived us of the comforts which we have forfeited, which should make us think the worse, and not the better, of sin; for God's patience should lead us to repentance, Rom 2 4. 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. Bless the LORD, all his works in all of the places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:17-22 ). Now you have heard people say, "Well, there is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. 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. EXPOSITION. 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. "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. 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. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. "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. 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." Soldiers, and seamen, and all good subjects, serve the king, but not as the courtiers do, the ministers of state and those of the household. "As high is the heavens is above the earth." Why are you cast down? Then again, as he started the psalm, he ends it, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." 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. See Job 33 24, 28. God's mercy is better than life, for it will out-live it. It can never be employed in a more appropriate or a more elevated act than when engaged in his praise. 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, . As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. He satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 57:16]; Jer. By the name we understand the revealed character of God, and assuredly those songs which are suggested, not by our fallible reasoning and imperfect observation, but by unerring inspiration, should more than any others arouse all our consecrated powers. A PSALM of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression (Psalms 103:3, Psalms 103:8-12, Psalms 103:17) passing into adoration of him upon his heavenly throne (Psalms 103:19), and a call on all creation to praise him (Psalms 103:20-22).The "title" assigns the 7:18], [2 Sam. 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. 33 13), I beseech thee, show me thy way, that I may know thee. The duty of universal praise inferred from it: if all are under God's dominion, all must do him homage. All that is within me, bless his holy name . He has pardoned our sins, not only my iniquity (v. 3), but our transgressions, v. 12. 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. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at [emailprotected]. The soul of man was made to praise and bless God; to enjoy his friendship; to delight in his favor; to contemplate his perfections. He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. 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." Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 4. 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. 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. . 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. [1.] 34:6, 7; Num. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. "He has cured thy sickness." 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. "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so high is His mercy over those that reverence Him. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. Psa 103:13. 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 Bless the LORD, O My Soul This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. Babes may praise the divine goodness, but fathers in grace magnify his holiness. And I don't think that they know what they are talking about, in many realms, and they've confessed that now. David called on himself to bless the Lord wholeheartedly because of all His many blessings. 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. 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. "Commentary on Psalms 103:1". It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." . WebPsalm 103 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. All rights reserved. But the mercy of the LORD ( Psalms 103:16-17 ). WebVerses 1-22. thou hast blessed the Lord, sit down, and rest thee, but, Bless the Lord, O my soul! Thus fairly does God deal with us. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. 10 He has not punished us as our sins should be punished; he has not repaid us for the evil we have done. "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? WebMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary 103:6-14 Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. "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]. Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered prayer, which Psalms 102 requested. 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. Here is, I. Proud member He is all things to us, as our needs call for him, and our infirmities do but reveal him in new characters. 2. Forgiveness is first in the order of our spiritual experience, and in some respects first in value. Observe, (1.) Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. "Oh, I thought I was stronger than that, I thought I was better than that and all. The sins of believers shall be remembered no more, shall not be mentioned unto them; they shall be sought for, and not found. Remember how the Persian king, when he could not sleep, read the chronicles of the empire, and discovered that one who had saved his life had never been rewarded. WebBridgeway Bible Commentary. 32:18; Jon. Observe, (1.) He will not always chide: nor will he be angry for ever. WebHe touches the hills, and they smoke. The father pities his children that are weak in knowledge and instructs them, pities them when they are froward and bears with them, pities them when they are sick and comforts them (Isa 66 13), pities them when they have fallen and helps them up again, pities them when they have offended, and, upon their submission, forgives them, pities them when they are wronged and gives them redress; thus the Lord pities those that fear him. 9:17; Ps. "Bless the Lord, O my soul." ", "This [Psalms 103] is perhaps the best-known and best-loved of all the hymns." 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. 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. 2. "O my soul! This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. WebClarke's Commentary. 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. 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. And the God of the New Testament is love, mercy, and grace." Web12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Observe that he calls all that is within him to remember all the Lord's benefits. 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. 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 has rescued thee from danger." 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. For less than $5/mo. Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. How unlike are those to God who always chide, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! [Note: Brueggemann, p. It contains no requests. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). (2.) Though he signify his displeasure against us for our sins by the rebukes of Providence, and the reproaches of our own consciences, and thus cause grief, yet he will have compassion, and will not always keep us in pain and terror, no, not for our sins, but, after the spirit of bondage, will give the spirit of adoption. BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. 1. 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. As far as our days, we are as the grass: or like a flower in the field ( Psalms 103:15 ). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 38:17; 43:25; Zech. For our task our energies should be suitably called out. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . 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. 15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. 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. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Email. And doubtless our slothfulness in this matter has need of continual incitement. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that reverence him. port authority to monticello bus / thanksgiving at the abbey resort / antithetic parallelism in psalms. 4. Let the holy angels praise him (v. 20, 21): Bless the Lord, you his angels; and again, Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, you ministers of his. Why he pitiesfor he knows our frame. Those only shall have the benefit of God's promises that make conscience of his precepts. Repeated in ver. 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. 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. He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. 1. 2; also at the end of the How well qualified they are for the post they are in. He considereth the frailty of man, Psalm 103:15,16; and showeth Gods everlasting mercy to his covenanted ones, Psalm 103:17-19. All rights reserved. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless, &c.when God is the object, praise. He didn't understand his own feelings. And we are challenging so oftentimes Satan to do battle with us. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender WebPsalm 103 NKJV 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! (2.) (2.) [2.] [Ex. 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 11 As high as the sky is above the earth, Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 9 He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. What their service is. 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. Secondly, They live a life of obedience; they remember his commandments to do them, else they do not keep his covenant. 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. Why do I feel discouraged? He tells his soul to bless the Lord six times (verses 1, 2, 20, 21, 22) and to forget not all his benefits ( Psalm 103:2 ). How he stirs up himself to the duty of praise, v. 1, 2. 103:1-5 By the pardon of sin, that is Password. Psalm 103:12 New Living Translation (NLT) 12 He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. 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. 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. 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. 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 here he is commanding himself, commanding his soul to bless the Lord, "Bless the Lord, my soul." Realizing how easily people forget God, David reminds himself of the many blessings, physical and spiritual, that God has given him. And the key here all the way through is to those that reverence God. 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. 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. 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. 20 Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. We are not to forget them. as he began, v. 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. It needs spurring to its duty, though that duty ought to be its delight. 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. We have found him so; we, for our parts, must own that he has not dealt with us after our sins, v. 10. David often was talking to his inward man, talking to his soul. Because of His mercy. 15:26]; Ps. Half-hearted, ill-conceived, unintelligent praises are not such as we should render to our loving Lord. As a father pities his children, Sin, sickness and the prospect of a hopeless death have been replaced by forgiveness, good health and a renewed enjoyment of life (3-5).The constant love of God for his people is seen in the history of Israel. 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." It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. 86:15; Jer. 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. When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. The word soul here is equivalent to mind or heart: my mental and moral powers, as capable of understanding and appreciating his favors. 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. WebPsalm 103 . WebPsalm 103:812 New Century Version (NCV) 8 The Lord shows mercy and is kind. 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