Psalm 103:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

David is here communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that thus talks to himself and excites his own soul to that which is good. Observe, I. How he stirs up himself to the duty of praise, Ps. 103:1, 2. 1. 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. 2. It is the soul that is to be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:5

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ,.... With the good things in the heart of God, with his favour and lovingkindness, as with marrow and fatness; with the good things in the hands of Christ, with the fulness of grace in him, with pardon, righteousness, and salvation by him; with the good things of the Spirit of God, his gifts and graces; and with the provisions of the Lord's house, the goodness and fatness of it; these he shows unto his people, creates hungerings and thirstings in... read more

Adam Clarke

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

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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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:5

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things. So Dean Johnson and our Revisers. But the rendering of עדי by "mouth" is very doubtful. The original meaning of the word seems to have been "gay ornament," whence it passed to "gaiety," "desire of enjoyment," "desire" generally ( τὴν ἐπιθυμίαν σου , LXX .). Dr. Kay translates, "thy gay heart;" Professor Cheyne, "thy desire." God satisfies the reasonable desires of his servants, giving them "all things richly to enjoy" ( 1 Timothy 6:17 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:5

Renewed youth. How can that be? We must grow old. Every day brings us nearer to old age, and there is no escaping it except by premature departure. We pass on by stages which succeed each other in regular and well marked order from infancy to the last scene of all, the second childhood, which finds us " sans teeth, eyes, taste—everything." With all of us age creeps on apace, but almost unnoticed. Now, our ideal of age shifts. Children think all grown up people old, and some very old. But... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 103:5

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things - The word translated “thy mouth” here is rendered in the Chaldee “thy age;” in the Arabic, the Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate, “thy desire;” in the Syriac, “thy body;” DeWette renders it, “thy age.” So also Tholuck. The Hebrew word - עדי ‛ădı̂y - is rendered “ornaments” in Exodus 33:4-6; 2 Samuel 1:24; Isaiah 49:18; Jeremiah 2:32; Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 7:20; Ezekiel 16:11, Ezekiel 16:17 (margin,); Ezekiel 23:40; and “mouth” in Psalms 32:9, as... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 103:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:5

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 103:5

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