Psalm 103 Commentary
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KEY THOUGHT: As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. [Psalm 103:13 NKJV]
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Psalm 103 NKJV
Praise for the Lord’s Mercies
A Psalm of David.
103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
4 Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The Lord executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.
7 He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
14 For He [a]knows our frame;
He remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
16 For the wind passes over it, and it is [b]gone,
And its place remembers it no more.
17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
18 To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.
19 The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
21 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts,
You [c]ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
22 Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Footnotes
a. Psalm 103:14 Understands our constitution
b. Psalm 103:16 not
c. Psalm 103:21 servants
New King James Version (NKJV)
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Psalm 103 Commentary
Who is God? This psalm answers the question.
He forgives all our iniquities and heals all our diseases. He redeems our lives from destruction. He crowns us with lovingkindness and tender mercies.
He satisfies us with good things. He executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
He is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, nor will He keep His anger forever.
He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities.
How else can you put it? More often than not, commentaries, including this one, tend to diminish the real value of the scriptures. These commentaries serves one purpose: “Let’s love the scriptures.”
Injustice is when mortals get less punishment than they deserve. We can blame the compassion of the LORD for this! That’s what those who fear Him experience!
We see Calvary in these lines! The father’s love is fully displayed!
Mortals never last. Your own empire, your own corporation, your house, or your own island that you named after yourself will always forget you. That’s life for us all as individuals. But the LORD looks at us as a permanent treasure! His mercy is from everlasting to everlasting!
What does it mean to fear the LORD? It means to remember and do His commandments. The “doing” part is most important!
Fact file: The LORD has established His throne in heaven. His Kingdom rules over all.
With everything going on, humans live with the thought that, probably, the LORD is temporarily absent from His throne. This is a myth.
Instead, let all mortals praise the LORD. But “praise” has one important enemy, forgetfulness. The psalmist commands himself (his mental faculties) to remember the benefits of the LORD.
Let creation praise the LORD. Indeed, praise the LORD!
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