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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 103 A Psalm of David. The Targum adds, "spoken in prophecy,'' as doubtless it was, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Some think it was written by David, after a fit of illness, and his recovery from it, since he speaks of his diseases being healed, and his youth renewed; for which reason the Syriac interpreter suggests it was written in his old age; for he makes the...
John Gill
Bless the Lord, O my soul,.... Which is repeated to show the importance of the service, and the vehement desire of the psalmist, that his soul should be engaged in it: and forget not all his benefits; not any of them; the least of them are not to be forgotten, being such as men are altogether unworthy of; they flow not from the merit of men, but from the mercy of God; and they are many, even...
Matthew Henry
This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to praise God (ver. 1, 2) for his favour to him in particular (ver. 3-5), to the church in general, and to all good men, to whom he is, and will be, just, and kind, and constant (ver. 6-18), and for his government of the world, ver. 19....
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, Do it again. If thou hast praised him now in thy heart, lift up thy heart yet higher. Let the praise come up from a greater depth, from the very bottom of thy heart, and let it rise to a loftier height, even to the highest heaven. “Bless the Lord, O my soul.” Psa_103:2. And forget not all his benefits: Thou hast a bad memory for good things; but now try to make thy...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Alas! that forgetfulness of God’s benefits is an evil kind of worm that eats into the very heart of our praise. Oh, for a retentive memory concerning the lovingkindness of the Lord! Come, my heart, thou hast been thinking of many things whilst thou hast been away from the house of prayer; now forget them. Perhaps thou hast even dwelt...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefit? Three times the psalmist says, “Bless, bless, bless.” Come, my heart, wake up, awake every faculty, but especially my memory: “Forget not all his benefits.” Here is a list of some of them; as we read each one, let our hearts say, “Bless the Lord for that.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; This is a better crown than any emperor ever wore, unless he also was a child of God. Priceless gems and jewels rare adorn this wondrous coronet; “who crowneth thee with...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. This shall be the first note of our grateful song, “We love him because he first loved us.” We have not to go abroad for materials for praise; they are all around us at home. “Forget not all his benefits” to thee, my soul; his overwhelming, his innumerable benefits, which have to be summed up in the gross as “all his benefits,” forget...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, Do it again. If thou hast blest him once, bless him again. Doth he not multiply to bless thee? Bless him repeatedly, continually, then. Never weary of the work. Repeat thyself in grateful praise. Psa_103:2. And forget not all his benefits: Thy poor memory has often been the grave of his mercy; but now call for a resurrection, and let his mercies rise before thine eyes,...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: They are very memorable; they deserve to be “engraved as in eternal brass.” To be forgetful of them, will be a base form of ingratitude. Come, my memory, wake up: “Forget not all his benefits.” Here are a few of the choicest of the gems in this cabinet; the jewels are too many for me to exhibit them all.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: This shall be the first note: “We love him because he first loved us.” We have not to go abroad for materials for praise, they lie at home. Forget not all his benefits to thee, my soul, his overwhelming, his innumerable benefits, which have to be summed up in the gross as “all his benefits” —forget them not.