Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! II. 1. II. 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 calls the fowls, and they come; the beasts, and they hear: the trees, and they spring to obey him. "Commentary on Psalms 103:1". He is slow to anger, not extreme to mark what we do amiss nor ready to take advantage against us. "O my soul! Psalm 103:2 New Century Version (NCV) 2 My whole being, praise the Lord and do not forget all his kindnesses. 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. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. 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. The distance of about 12,500 miles, that is, unless you are going straight through. WebMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary 103:6-14 Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. 34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. For continual communications of spiritual and temporal good; so that the vigour of his mind was The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy ( Psalms 103:5-8 ). Observe, (1.) "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? And all that is within me, bless his holy name. If God acted only according to his justice, all sinners would perish. WebFree Bible Study Tools. Webantithetic parallelism in psalms. "And all that is within me, bless his holy name." And His righteousness to childrens children. (1.) And as soon as you get to the South Pole, you are going north again. 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. 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. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. New King James Version (NKJV). 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. What is the crown of glory but God's favour? 2. 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. It is God's glory that he has such attendants, but more his glory that he neither needs them nor is benefited by them. ; Psalm 103:3 tn This relatively rare David called on himself to bless the Lord wholeheartedly because of all His many blessings. And you'll find that the same God is revealed in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, who is a God of love, a God of mercy, a God of patience, but also a righteous, holy God who is absolutely just. 14:18]; Deut. For less than $5/mo. 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. (1.) Oh God, I am so sorry I disappointed You." 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. 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. 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. He has never been rigorous and severe with us, but always tender, full of compassion, and ready to forgive. 1. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. 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. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the 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. God remembers that.Man has a tendency to magnify his body. Though there is no real connection between this psalm and the preceding one, this one expresses thanks for answered prayer, which Psalms 102 requested. He exhorteth all creatures to praise him, Psalm 103:20-22. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. God requires submissive obedience not only of earthly beings, but also of heavenly beings (19-21). Let me at Satan, you know." Christians more frequently turn to this psalm than to any other. He is not soon angry, v. 8. 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. 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)." 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, they may then be said to return to the days of their youth, Job 33:25. How glorious. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 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. And you better perhaps read the fourteenth chapter of the book of Revelation, when the cup of the indignation of the wrath of God is overflowing and He pours out His judgment upon this Christ-rejecting earth. Now wait a minute. 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. David stirreth up himself to bless God, Psalm 103:1,2; who forgiveth his sins, Psalm 103:3, redeemeth and satisfieth his soul, Psalm 103:4,5; for other manifold mercies to himself and the church, Psalm 103:6-14. 2. He is all things to us, as our needs call for him, and our infirmities do but reveal him in new characters. But you can start off tonight flying east, and you'll fly east the rest of your life, if you don't change directions. 15:26]; Ps. 2023 Christianity.com. And I don't think that they know what they are talking about, in many realms, and they've confessed that now. Compare Numbers 6:23-27. He is in real earnest, and again calls upon himself to arise. All these guys working out in the windows, standing there, curling, you know. 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. 33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. Note the many references to "all" and its equivalents in this psalm. 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 103 Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! The body finds the melancholy consequences of Adam's offence, it is subject to many infirmities, and the soul also. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. WebAny other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. The soul of man was made to praise and bless God; to enjoy his friendship; to delight in his favor; to contemplate his perfections. WebPsalms 103 Praise for the Lords Mercies A Psalm of David. "He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life." Thus fairly does God deal with us. 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. 30:5; Is. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Psalm 103:1. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. The God of the Old Testament is vengeful and wrathful and murderous and so forth. Wisdom . Bless the LORD, all his works in all of the places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:17-22 ). Come, let us read our diaries and see if there be not choice favours recorded there for which we have rendered no grateful return. 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. WebClarke's Commentary. 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern And so oftentimes I am so disappointed with myself, and I weep because of my disappointment over myself. Looking at the negative aspects, when in reality there are far more positive aspects to it than the negative aspects. I thought I could I leap buildings with a single bound, and He knows my frame. and, when he had penned and sung this excellent hymn to his honour, he does not say, Now, O my soul! "So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle" (Psalms 103:5). So I'm glad that he said as far as the east is from the west, rather than as far as the north is from the south, because I want my sins farther away than the north from the south. [2.] 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. 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. 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. 1. And to those who remember His commandments to do them. I like the east and the west bit. And if they said if we evolved from the tadpole, surely they must know. 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. And he declares, "Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, plenteous in mercy." He knew that I was but dust. 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. Why do I feel despondent? 2; also at the end of the 4. It is my way, says God, to pardon sin. 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." Verse Psalms 103:1. WebPsalm 103:812 New Century Version (NCV) 8 The Lord shows mercy and is kind. "And forget not all his benefits." The duty of universal praise inferred from it: if all are under God's dominion, all must do him homage. Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. Let others bless themselves and their idols, but do thou bless the Lord. 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. So it must be that the scientists were wrong. Tools. 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. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! A Psalm of David .Doubtless by David; it is in his own style when at its best, and we should attribute it to his later years when he had a higher sense of the preciousness of pardon, because a keener sense of sin, than in his younger days. All rights reserved. 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. Psalm 103, attributed in the superscription to David, is a psalm of praise for the wonderful goodness of God directed toward His people. 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. as he began, v. 1. This is Old Testament. Now there is some scientific discussion as to just how high that might be. When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. Oh, but scientists are gods aren't they? yet more and more. 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. God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. God has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. The old body cult. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. God's mercy is better than life, for it will out-live it. Observe, I. Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Cor 1 30. 3. He is not long angry; for (v. 9) he will not always chide, though we always offend and deserve chiding. 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. "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? Who c heals all your diseases, . "For He crowns thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies. 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 He has forgiven all our trespasses. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries. 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. Full Name. 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. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . Why am I feeling this way? 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! Who is it who cannot make the spirit of this worship his own? God is portrayed as loving with motherly affection (4, 13) as well d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender 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. But the mercy of the LORD ( Psalms 103:16-17 ). WebFootnotes. 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. If even the prophet, who was inflamed with a more intense and fervent zeal than other men, was not free from this malady, of which his earnestness in stimulating himself is a plain confession, how much more necessary is it for us, who have abundant experience of our own torpor, to apply the same means for our quickening? Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits ( Psalms 103:1-2 ): So quickly we forget the benefits of serving the Lord. He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. 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. The Lord has saved us with a great salvation, shall we render no recompense? 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. 86:15; Jer. To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. God is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. See here, (1.) "[3] This, of course, knocks the keystone out of the arch of critical devices for late-dating Old Testament writings. How true that is. 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. Observe, [1.] How well qualified they are for the post they are in. 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. See Job 33 24, 28. 5. But to his justice he adds his mercy, by which sinners may be forgiven (9-12). 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 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 WebPsalm 103 Bless the LORD, O My Soul This psalm is simply titled A Psalm of David. 4. 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. "He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3; Psalms 103:3); he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities." Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that reverence him. Here is, I. Password. As a father pities his children, When we have done ever so much in the service of God, yet still we must stir up ourselves to do more. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. All that is within me, bless his holy name Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, united, and raised to the highest pitch in and for this work. Because the north is only about 12,500 miles from the south. How quickly did he do him honour! Now we don't remember that ourselves often. See Job 33:24; Job 33:28. Why he pitiesfor he knows our frame. Our crimes were capital, but God saves our lives by pardoning them; our diseases were mortal, but God saves our lives by healing them. 9:17; Ps. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. I like God just removing completely my sins, my guilt from me. ; 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). And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. 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. (a) He wakens his dulness to praise God, showing that both understanding and affections, mind and heart, are too little to set forth his praise. He has perpetuated his covenant-mercy and thereby provided relief for our frailty, v. 15-18. 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 don't know how high the heaven is above the earth, but however it is, that's just how high God's mercy is towards me. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! It is as the apple tree among the trees of the wood, and its golden fruit has a flavour such as no fruit ever bears unless it has been ripened in the full suushine of mercy. He cares for the oppressed and shows mercy on sinners (6-8). 160.]. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . "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]. Repeated in ver. 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