Psalm 103:11-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:19

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ,.... The heaven is his throne; here he sits enthroned in all the glory of his majesty, with all his attendants upon him, and courtiers about him. The Lord Christ is now in heaven; and where he will continue to the restitution of all things, and from whence his people expect him at the last day. Here he is on the same throne with his divine Father; which throne he has "prepared" or "established" F4 חכין "stabilivit", Junius &... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:20

Bless the Lord, ye his angels ,.... For their creation, being made by him; for their preservation, living, moving, and having their being in him; and for their happiness, in which they are continued, owing to their being chosen of God in Christ, and to their confirmation by Christ. These are always employed in the work of blessing and praising the Lord nor are they in the least backward to it, nor remiss it; nor does this address unto them suppose anything of this kind. The design of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:21

Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ,.... Which some understand of the sun, moon, and stars, sometimes called the hosts of heaven; and who in their way bless and praise the Lord; see Psalm 148:2 . Others, of the angels, as before; who are sometimes styled the heavenly host, Luke 2:13 , and may be so called from their numbers, there being legions of them; and for their military employment, in guarding and protecting the saints, in encamping about them, and fighting for them. Or rather,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:22

Bless the Lord, all his works, in all places of his dominion ,.... Which some interpret of all his creatures, animate or inanimate, rational or irrational, throughout the whole world, which is all under his government; and who all of them, objectively, bless and praise the Lord, Psalm 148:7 . Or rather regenerate persons, his sons and daughters, the work of his hand, in each of the parts of the world where they live, are here called upon to bless the Lord; who, of his abundant mercy, hath... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:11

For as the heaven is high above the earth - Great and provoking as our crimes may have been, yet his mercies have, in their magnitude and number, surpassed these, as far as the heavens are elevated beyond the earth. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:12

As far as the east is from the west - As the east and the west can never meet in one point, but be for ever at the same distance from each other, so our sins and their decreed punishment are removed to an eternal distance by his mercy. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:13

Like as a father pitieth his children - This is a very emphatic verse, and may be thus translated: "As the tender compassions of a father towards his children; so the tender compassicns of Jehovah towards them that fear him." Nothing can place the tenderness and concern of God for his creatures in a stronger light than this. What yearnings of bowels does a father feel toward the disobedient child, who, sensible of his ingratitude and disobedience, falls at his parent's feet, covered with... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:14

For he knoweth our frame - יצרנו yitsrenu , "our formation;" the manner in which we are constructed, and the materials of which we are made. He knows we cannot contend with him, and if he uses his power against us, we must be crushed to destruction. In all his conduct towards us he considers the frailty of our nature, the untowardness of our circumstances, the strength and subtlety of temptation, and the sure party (till the heart is renewed) that the tempter has within us. Though all... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:15

His days are as grass - See the note on Psalm 90:5 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:16

The wind passeth over it - Referring perhaps to some blasting pestilential wind. read more

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