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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 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 Psalms 148:2. Others, of the angels, as before; who are sometimes styled the heavenly host, Lu 2:13, and may be so called from their numbers, there being legions of them; and for their military employment, in guarding...
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, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. I think, before we pray, we must bless and magnify the Lord by singing Milton’s version of Psalms 136 :-“Let us...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. The praise is spread widely now, over all the universe; yet, O my heart, do not thou forget thine own personal note in it: O Bless the Lord, O my soul.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. All who wait upon him, whether angels or men, or the lower creatures are called upon to glorify his great name; and they do so.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts;” — Let all the armies of heaven break forth into one song: “Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts;” —
Charles H. Spurgeon
Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. All living things and all the forces and powers of nature are calling upon men to praise the Lord; and we cry to all the hosts of God, the ministers of his, that do his pleasure, “Bless ye the Lord.” 22. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. While all these glorious...
Charles H. Spurgeon
That excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto this voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; Sun, moon, and stars, the hosts of heaven, and all creatures that dwell in this lower sphere of whatever form ye be, burst forth into song and extol him; and oh! men—the beasts that should be the hosts of God—when ye are made willing in the day of his power, go forth to...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Ye servants of his, whether ye be, wind, and rain, and snow, or whether ye be intelligent agents, so long as you are doing his pleasure, praise him as you do it.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul. For well thou mayest, O my soul, for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee! Lead thou the song, and may the...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. All living things, and all the forces and powers of nature, are calling upon men to praise the Lord; and all the hosts of God, the organs of Omnipotence, ring out the grand chorus, “Bless ye the Lord.”