Psalm 103:1-5 KJV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:5

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:1

Verse 1 1.Bless Jehovah, O my soul! The prophet, by stirring up himself to gratitude, gives by his own example a lesson to every man of the duty incumbent upon him. And doubtless our slothfulness in this matter has need of continual incitement. 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... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:2

Verse 2 2.And forget not any of his benefits Here, he instructs us that God is not deficient on his part in furnishing us with abundant matter for praising him. It is our own ingratitude which hinders us from engaging in this exercise. In the first place, he teaches us that the reason why God deals with such liberality towards us is, that we may be led to celebrate his praise; but at the same time he condemns our inconstancy, which hurries us away to any other object rather than to God. How is... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:3

Verse 3 3.Who forgiveth all thy iniquities He now enumerates the different kinds of the divine benefits, in considering which he has told us that we are too forgetful and slothful. It is not without cause that he begins with God’s pardoning mercy, for reconciliation with him is the fountain from which all other blessings flow. God’s goodness extends even to the ungodly; but they are, notwithstanding, so far from having the enjoyment of it, that they do not even taste it. The first then of all... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:4

Verse 4 4Who redeemeth thy life from the grave The Psalmist expresses more plainly what our condition is previous to God’s curing our maladies — that we are dead and adjudged to the grave. The consideration that the mercy of God delivers us from death and destruction ought, therefore, to lead us to prize it the more highly. If the resurrection of the soul from the grave is the first step of spiritual life, what room for self-gloriation is left to man? The prophet next teaches us that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1

Bless the Lord, O my soul. Repeated in Psalms 103:2 ; also at the end of the psalm; and again in Psalms 104:1 , Psalms 104:35 . To "bless" is more than to praise; it is to praise with affection and gratitude. The psalmist calls upon his own soul, and so on each individual soul, to begin the song of praise, which is to terminate in a general chorus of blessing from all creation ( Psalms 104:20-22 ). And all that is within me. "All my whole nature—intellect, emotion, feeling,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

God's goodness to ourselves. The psalmist begins by addressing himself; he has before him his own personal experience during a long (or lengthening) life; and he finds ample reason for full, heartfelt gratitude. Of the "benefits" he has received, he gives— I. A RECITAL OF THEM . They include: 1 . The Divine mercy when he has sinned ( Psalms 103:3 ). These sins have been 2 . Divine restoration. ( Psalms 103:3 , latter part, and 4.) And this is inclusive of 3 . ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

A pattern of praise. This psalm is all praise; there is no supplication in it. It has helped myriads to praise God, and the secret of such help is that the psalmist was himself filled with the spirit of praise, and it is the blessed contagion of that spirit that helps us today as in the days of old. And it is a pattern of all true praise. It is so in these ways. I. IN ITS OBJECT . 1 . It is praise of the Lord. All is addressed to him, and is for him. 2 . And in his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

Gratitude for unbounded mercies. I. THE SOUL URGENTLY SUMMONED TO PRAISE GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS . Inward praise, not the praise of the lips, is here called for—spiritual, not bodily worship. II. THE WHOLE INWARD MAN IS TO RECOUNT TO ITSELF THE MERCIES OF GOD . 1 . Every power he has— memory, heart, and reason— is to assist in recognizing the Divine benefits he has received. 2 . Our temptation and danger are to forget. And we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-22

The psalm divides itself into four portions: the first ( Psalms 103:1-5 ) an outburst of praise for blessings granted by God to each man severally; the second ( Psalms 103:6-14 ) an enumeration of his loving kindnesses towards his Church as a whole; the third ( Psalms 103:15-18 ) a representation of man's weakness and dependence on God; and the fourth ( Psalms 103:19-22 ) a glance at God's unchanging glory, and a call upon all his creation to bless and worship him. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:2

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-22

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