It is out there, eight billion light years away, ten billion light years away." 53:5]; Jer. The distance of about 12,500 miles, that is, unless you are going straight through. 1. 34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 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. WebPsalms 103 1 A Psalm of David. 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. 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. It is instructive to note how the Psalmist dwells upon the holy name of God, as if his holiness were dearest to him; or, perhaps, because the holiness or wholeness of God was to his mind the grandest motive for rendering to him the homage of his nature in its wholeness. "Who healeth all thy diseases." 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. Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. The Lord has a throne of his own, a throne of glory, a throne of government. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. And so science is changing. 160.]. How quickly did he do him honour! Here David begins his list of blessings received, which he rehearses as themes and arguments for praise. 2 Bless the Lord, O EXPOSITION. He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities ( Psalms 103:9-10 ). 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. Email. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. Psalms 103:0 Gods great love. Handed down. WebIn both fire and water, those two raging elements that have no mercy, he shows mercy; delivers us from both in both. 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 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, . "So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle" (Psalms 103:5). 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. 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! get to know the Bible better! 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. STROPHE DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONS. We were driving down to Newport Beach the other night and this place down there. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the We have found him so; we, for our parts, must own that he has not dealt with us after our sins, v. 10. II. 12:13; Is. 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. 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. Now we don't remember that ourselves often. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2. He knows we are but dust. What's wrong, soul? 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. 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. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! And as soon as you get to the South Pole, you are going north again. 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. (2.) 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. It is my way, says God, to pardon sin. 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. 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. Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. He is in real earnest, and again calls upon himself to arise. The superscription identifies this as a Psalm of David; and, "Nothing in it forbids the supposition that he was the author. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 2. WebVerses 1-22. Why are you cast down? 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. (2.) He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. 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. WebPsalm 103 . 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. I trust that it wasn't so long ago that you have already forgotten how thankful you were. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 2. [1.] 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. ., p. Now you have heard people say, "Well, there is the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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, If God acted only according to his justice, all sinners would perish. 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. How unlike are those to God who always chide, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! WebBridgeway Bible Commentary. 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. He is slow to anger, not extreme to mark what we do amiss nor ready to take advantage against us. This is a perfect psalm, suitable to all times and situations. This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. ; 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). Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? 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. ", "This [Psalms 103] is perhaps the best-known and best-loved of all the hymns." Compare Numbers 6:23-27. The work requires the inward man, the whole man, and all little enough. 3. "He has pardoned thy sins (v. 3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." 5. 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. We have come into a body worship cult. David often was talking to his inward man, talking to his soul. 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. 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. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 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. 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. And God looks down upon us and He is, number one, merciful, because we reverence Him. (2.) Its terminology has entered into the speech of all generations. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". He says, "You didn't disappoint Me. He didn't understand his own feelings. The work requires the inward man, the whole man, and all little enough. 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. I haven't been down to Newport for a long time. 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. 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 7:18], [2 Sam. He exhorteth all creatures to praise him, Psalm 103:20-22. 15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. [Note: Wiersbe, The . The Christian life is far from a negative experience and too many people are only emphasizing the negative aspects. He has secured the happiness of his peculiar people by promise and covenant, but the order of mankind, and the world in general, he secures by common providence. 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. But God knew me, He knew me better than I knew myself. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. Observe, I. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! 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. All that is within me, bless his holy name . He is not long angry; for (v. 9) he will not always chide, though we always offend and deserve chiding. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. Psalm 103:12 King James Version (KJV 1900) 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 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. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. The LORD executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. 11For as the heavens are high above the earth,So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;12As far as the east is from the west,So far has He (J)removed our transgressions from us.13(K)As a father pities his children,So the Lord pities those who fear Him.14For He [a]knows our frame;He remembers that we are dust. "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities." When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. ], This popular Davidic psalm of individual thanksgiving reviews Gods mercies and expresses confident hope in His covenant promises. He is in a special manner good to Israel, to every Israelite indeed, that is of a clean and upright heart. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . Then all of his works, all of the places of God's dominion. 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. 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. 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. 30:5; Is. Thus fairly does God deal with us. As a father pities his children, of But in the midst of this universal praise, each individual has special cause to praise him (22). God remembers that.Man has a tendency to magnify his body. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 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. Used by permission. The height of it and the breadth of it. He knew that I was but dust. Christians more frequently turn to this psalm than to any other. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. 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. [Ex. 4. Psalm 103, a masterful and well-loved composition, is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving, a psalm in which a single voice praises God for Gods goodness to or on behalf of that individual, usually for deliverance from some trying situation. 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. Oh, but scientists are gods aren't they? Mirrors, all over the walls. 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. David called on himself to bless the Lord wholeheartedly because of all His many blessings. . This body made out of the dust. 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. Those only shall have the benefit of God's promises that make conscience of his precepts. 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. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy ( Psalms 103:5-8 ). "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. WebMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary 103:6-14 Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. And the key here all the way through is to those that reverence God. Under such a weight of obligation the lips can do little; the soul and all its powers must be engaged. 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. 1. Praise for the Lord s Mercies. 2Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. 3. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." 15:26]; Ps. Let us awake then, and with intense enthusiasm bless Jehovah. High as the heaven is above the earth. He has forgiven all our trespasses. All the creatures are his servants, but not as the angels that attend the presence of his glory. When the cause is gone, namely, iniquity, the effect ceases. Interesting that he said as far as the east is from the west, rather than as far the north is from the south. Another unwarranted assumption that labels many psalms "liturgical" is also very untrustworthy. The Lord has saved us with a great salvation, shall we render no recompense? How true that is. 147:3; [Is. if any man be in Christ he is a new creature: old things are passed away, behold, all things are become new. I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. And he declares, "Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy." NKJV, Ancient-Modern Bible, Comfort Print: One faith. What is your problem? 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. He has perpetuated his covenant-mercy and thereby provided relief for our frailty, v. 15-18. 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. God's all cannot be praised with less than our all. WebFor as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; Tools. 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 You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. Have you ever been at the place where you didn't understand your own feelings? 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. I like the east and the west bit. 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. I really don't take the negative aspects into much account myself. What is the crown of glory but God's favour? BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. It contains no requests. "Bless the Lord, O my soul." Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. Some groups of Christians (e.g., some Amish) give thanks to God at the end of their meals as well as at the beginning. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . Had he been very sleepy before? And all that is within me, bless His holy name! The soul of man was made to praise and bless God; to enjoy his friendship; to delight in his favor; to contemplate his perfections. God wasn't disappointed; I was disappointed in me. For continual communications of spiritual and temporal good; so that the vigour of his mind was 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. II. Bless ye the LORD, ye angels, that excel in strength, and do his commandments, harkening to the voice of his word. 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, &c.when God is the object, praise. 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. We think, "Man, I can stand, you know. 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. his holy name(Ps 5:11), His complete moral perfections. Second Reading Commentary on Romans 14:1-12 The facts are changing, the facts of science seem to often change, but that is totally inconsistent. 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. 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. Praise for Gods mercy to individuals 103:1-5, "The four psalms that close Book Four of the book of Psalms (90-106) emphasize praise to the Lord for several reasons: His benefits to His people (103), His care of His creation (104), His wonderful acts on behalf of Israel (105), His longsuffering with His peoples rebellion (106)." Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. 17:14, [Ex. 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. "[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 doctrine of universal providence laid down, v. 19. Why am I feeling this way? Reader, have we not cause enough at this time to bless him who blesses us? The idea is, that God is worthy of all the praise and adoration which the entire man can render. Our crimes were capital, but God saves our lives by pardoning them; our diseases were mortal, but God saves our lives by healing them. 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. 9:17; Ps. continuedTHE ARGUMENT This Psalm contains a thankful commemoration and celebration of Gods mercies to the psalmist himself, and to the people of Israel, and to all good men. thou hast blessed the Lord, sit down, and rest thee, but, Bless the Lord, O my soul! 1. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. Psalm 103:2 American Standard Version (ASV) 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. "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. 4:2; James 5:11, [Ps. 5. Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered prayer, which Psalms 102 requested. 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. He has pardoned our sins, not only my iniquity (v. 3), but our transgressions, v. 12. 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