Psalm 103:1-22 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.… I. THANKSGIVING FOR PERSONAL BENEFITS. 1. Thanks for forgiveness and inward healing. 2. Thanks for redemption and glory. 3. Thanks for intermediate blessings.There is a long journey from the mouth of the pit of destruction, whence God has rescued us, to the gate of glory by which God will bring us in to receive our everlasting inheritance. On that way we are not left to our own resources. He gives us the supplies needful for the journey, and ministers the strength with which we may reach the end. II. PRAISE TO THE CHARACTER OF GOD. 1. The righteousness and judgment of the Lord (Exodus 33:13). 2. The mercy and grace of God (Exodus 34:6, 7). III. THE MEASURE OF GOD'S MERCY. 1. Heavenly greatness (ver. 11; Romans 5:20). 2. Infinite forgiveness (ver. 12). 3. Fatherly pity (ver. 13). 4. The shortness of man's day and the eternity of God's mercy (vers. 15-17). 5. A solemn reminder (ver. 18). IV. A UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAISE (vers. 19-22). Let us who have been forgiven, renewed in the inner man, redeemed from destruction, whose lives have been crowned with lovingkindness and tender mercy, take up the song of thanksgiving, and so, perchance, extend His mercies to those who are yet strangers to it, by setting forth His benefits as we have come to know them in our own experience. (G. F. Pentecost, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {A Psalm of David.} Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.WEB: Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name! |
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