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Psalms 103:3

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities,.... The psalmist explains here what he means by benefits, and gives a particular enumeration of them; and begins with the blessing of pardon, which is a special and peculiar benefit; it is according to the riches of divine grace, and the multitude of tender mercies; without which all outward blessings signify...

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Canst thou not praise the Lord for this? One of those iniquities, like a millstone about thy neck, would be sufficient to sink thee into hell; but God forgives them all. He does it now as much as ever he did. He still forgives, for the forgiveness of God to his people is a continuous act. Do thou, then,...

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; What a great “all” that is! From thy childhood until now, thou hast been full of iniquities, and the Lord has been equally full of forgiveness. Psa_103:3. Who healeth all thy diseases; There is no other physician like him; and all human physicians, whatever skill they may possess, derive it from him. Blessed be...

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Hallelujah, bless the Lord for that! He who has felt the weight of his sin will leap for joy at the thought of the forgiveness of all his iniquities. Psa_103:3. Who healeth all thy diseases; He has restored some of us from the bed of sickness and extreme pain, and he is even now healing our spiritual diseases....

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Come, my soul, canst thou not praise God for sin forgiven? This is the sweetest note in our song of praise: “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities,” not merely some of them, the blessed Scapegoat has carried the whole mass into that “No man’s land” where they shall never be found again. Psa_103:3. Who healeth all...

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities:-- Yes, that is done. Thou art a forgiven sinner tonight. “All thine iniquities,” and they were very many, have gone from thee once for all. Wilt thou not sing about that? Psa_103:3. Who healeth all thy diseases; Thou art raised up from the bed of pain. What is better still, the Lord is at work with thy sinful...

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; The Lord has done it, and continues to do it: “who forgiveth”— not some of thine iniquities, but all of them, so that you can sing, “The depths have covered them: there is not one of them left.” Why, there is enough to sing of in that alone; we need never leave off praising God for that one mercy of sin...

Psalms 103:3

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Come, come, my soul, canst thou not praise God for sin forgiven? That is the first note, and it is the sweetest note, in our song of praise. “Who forgiveth all thine iniquities,” — not some of them but the whole mass the blessed Scapegoat has carried into the “No man’s land of oblivion.” Psa_103:3. Who healeth...

Psalms 103:4

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction,.... Not from temporal destruction, to which the natural life is subject, through diseases, dangerous occurrences, and the malice of enemies; to be delivered from which is a blessing, and for which God is to be praised; but from eternal destruction, the destruction of the body and soul in hell; and so the...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Keeping thee from the gates of the grave; and, better still, delivering thee from the jaws of hell. Psa_103:4. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; The Lord has made a king of thee; and what an empire is thine! And what a crown is this, which thou dost wear! Other crowns make the head...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Else hadst thou, long ago, gone down into the pit; but redemption has kept thee out of it. Thy natural life and thy spiritual life have both been preserved to thee through the precious blood of Christ. Psa_103:4. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; We talk about crowned heads; there...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Can you ever praise God enough for your redemption from a doom so great as to be the destruction of every hope, and of everything worth having? “Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;” — Psa_103:4. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; There is about your head, even now, a halo of...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; O my soul, praise God for redemption. If thou canst not sing about anything else, sing of “free grace and dying love.” Keep on singing “Those charming bells.” Psa_103:4. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; What! canst thou wear such a crown as this, which is made up of living kindness...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who has redeemed thee with his own precious blood, and given thee a life above all life—the life of God within thee-a redeemed life. Oh! by the precious blood that bought thee, wilt thou be silent? Wilt thou not sing about redemption? Is it not the sweetest theme to sing about that ever can be imagined?...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Thou hast a life that can never die, for he has redeemed it; then, bless thy Lord for redemption. If thou dost not sing for this cause, the very stones in the street will cry out against thee. Psa_103:4. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; What a crown! What gems bestud it! No gold or...

Psalms 103:4

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Oh, my soul, praise God for redemption! If thou canst not sing about anything else, sing of free grace and dying love. Keep on ringing those charming bells. Psa_103:4. Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; What! can you wear a crown, and not praise him who placed it on your head? Can you...

Psalms 103:5

John Gill - Exposition - John Gill

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;...

Psalms 103:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The mouth of man is very hard to fill. There are some men’s mouths that never will be filled until the sexton gives them a shovelful of earth; for they are covetous and greedy, and always hungry after more; but God has filled thy mouth, not with earth, nor...

Psalms 103:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagles. Thou wast down on the ground lately, with all thy feathers shed, but they have grown again, and thou art up on the wing once more. Thy youth has been given back to thee; renew, then, thy praises of thy God; with the dew of thy youth restored to thee, let the...

Psalms 103:5

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. There is an inward satisfaction that God gives to his people. They are not satisfied with themselves, but they are satisfied from themselves, from that “well of water” which springs up within them “unto life eternal.” What a mercy it is to be so satisfied as...