And God looks down upon us and He is, number one, merciful, because we reverence Him. 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. 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. Why do I feel blue? 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. WebClarke's Commentary. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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. It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." 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. WebIn both fire and water, those two raging elements that have no mercy, he shows mercy; delivers us from both in both. Many are our faculties, emotions, and capacities, but God has given them all to us, and they ought all to join in chorus to his praise. WebPsalm 103 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. The sins of believers shall be remembered no more, shall not be mentioned unto them; they shall be sought for, and not found. Psalms 103:1-22 , a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. Psalm 103:1. 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. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. Bless the LORD, O my soul! a. Bless the LORD, you His angels: David began the psalm by telling his own soul to bless the Lord, but he knew the praise and honor to God should go beyond what he could give. It should extend all the way to the angels, and David boldly told them to also bless the LORD. 30:5; Is. Then again, as he started the psalm, he ends it, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." 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. He always has been full of compassion. Come on out and fight." He knew that I was but dust. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Because of His mercy. Then David lists several good things that God does for His people. WebPsalm 103 . 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. He will not keep his anger for ever against his own people, but will gather them with everlasting mercies, Isa 54 8; 57 16. The facts are changing, the facts of science seem to often change, but that is totally inconsistent. Dust thou art. Those angels that are the ministers of God, doing His will, His pleasure. All rights reserved. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 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. He is not long angry; for (v. 9) he will not always chide, though we always offend and deserve chiding. 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. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. Babes may praise the divine goodness, but fathers in grace magnify his holiness. <<. Observe, [1.] Let others forbear if they can: "Bless the Lord, O my soul." They are willing to do their work: They do his commandments ( v. 20); they do his pleasure (v. 21); they dispute not any divine commands, but readily address themselves to the execution of them. 1. Web12 as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. Observe, (1.) "Bless the Lord, O my soul." 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. I haven't been down to Newport for a long time. I knew you were dust all the time." 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.) Bible commentary on the Book of Psalms, chapter 103, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics. Let others murmur, but do thou bless. 276. God requires submissive obedience not only of earthly beings, but also of heavenly beings (19-21). 5:10; Neh. WebPsalm 103 . "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? For the LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. As far as our days, we are as the grass: or like a flower in the field ( Psalms 103:15 ). (2.) 3. WebAny other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. Those only shall have the benefit of God's promises that make conscience of his precepts. Observe, God's mercy is thus great towards those that fear him, not towards those that trifle with him. He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. "As high is the heavens is above the earth." 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. 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, 3 b Who forgives all your iniquities, . 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. 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. 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. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. This is cured in sanctification; when sin is mortified, the disease is healed; though complicated, it is all healed. 12:13; Is. High as the heaven is above the earth. WebPsalms 103 Praise for the Lords Mercies A Psalm of David. 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. 2; also at the end of the Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that reverence him. I trust that it wasn't so long ago that you have already forgotten how thankful you were. 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, . Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 1.Bless Jehovah, O my soul! 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. 15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. David begins by talking with 3. 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. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender He has pardoned our sins, not only my iniquity (v. 3), but our transgressions, v. 12. He hath a raven as he began, v. 1. The repetition renders his language still more emphatic, as if he thereby intended to reprove his own slothfulness. "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 2 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. I'm so excited with all of the positive aspects of serving the Lord that the negative doesn't really come into mind much. (3.) If the law of justice demanded all our heart and soul and mind for the Creator, much more may the law of gratitude put in a comprehensive claim for the homage of our whole being to the God of grace. He is in a special manner good to Israel, to every Israelite indeed, that is of a clean and upright heart. 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. And the God of the New Testament is love, mercy, and grace." "Bless the Lord, O my soul." Compare Numbers 6:23-27. Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, and united, and stirred up to the highest pitch in and for this work. 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. Let others use only their tongues, but as for me I will cry, "Bless the Lord, O my soul." (2.) February 27, 2023. 160.]. And forget not all His benefit s: . 147:3; [Is. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. He has perpetuated his covenant-mercy and thereby provided relief for our frailty, v. 15-18. 2. Another unwarranted assumption that labels many psalms "liturgical" is also very untrustworthy. 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. 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. "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities." Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! Thus fairly does God deal with us. 19The Lord has established His throne in heaven,And (P)His kingdom rules over all. 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. 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. 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. Ps 103:1-22. WebPsalm 103 New King James Version Praise for the Lords Mercies A Psalm of David. WebPsalm 103 NKJV 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for His abundant mercies. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at [emailprotected]. I thought I was Superman. Looking at the negative aspects, when in reality there are far more positive aspects to it than the negative aspects. Oh God, I am so sorry I disappointed You." "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." 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. 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. 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.". And as soon as you get to the South Pole, you are going north again. See Job 33:24; Job 33:28. [Note: Brueggemann, p. 3:5; [Mic. Used by permission. He began with 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. Or you can start flying due west, and you'll be flying west the rest of your life. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. 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. 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! Facts can't change. his holy name(Ps 5:11), His complete moral perfections. It is God's glory that he has such attendants, but more his glory that he neither needs them nor is benefited by them. 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. Proud member Webantithetic parallelism in psalms. 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 desires the assistance of the holy angels, and all the works of God, in praising him, ver 20-22. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). When we have done ever so much in the service of God, yet still we must stir up ourselves to do more. Web2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: Psalm 103:2 New Living Translation (NLT) 2 Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. For all the saints. 15As for man, (L)his days are like grass;As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.16(M)For the wind passes over it, and it is [b]gone,And (N)its place remembers it no more.17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlastingOn those who fear Him,And His righteousness to childrens children,18(O)To such as keep His covenant,And to those who remember His commandments to do them. 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