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Verse Psalms 103:16. _THE WIND PASSETH OVER IT_] Referring perhaps to
some blasting pestilential wind....
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FOR THE WIND PASSETH OVER IT, AND IT IS GONE - Margin, as in Hebrew,
“it is not.” The reference is either to a hot and burning wind,
that dries up the flower; or to a furious wind that tears it from i...
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Psalms 103
The Praise of Israel
_ 1. The benefits of full salvation (Psalms 103:1)_
2. Merciful and gracious (Psalms 103:8)
3. His throne and His kingdom ...
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CIII. A HYMN OF THANKSGIVING FOR YAHWEH'S PARDONING LOVE. The main
theme is stated in Psalms 103:6. Yahweh is just, He rights the
oppressed, but above all He is considerate and ready to pardon sin. He...
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WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.
IT IS GONE. there is no sign of it.
THE PLACE... KNOW IT. Figure of speech _Prosopopoeia._
KNOW. recognize....
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DISCOURSE: 674
PERPETUITY OF GOD’S MERCY
Psalms 103:15. As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the
field, so he flourisheth: for the wind passeth over it, and it is
gone; and the place ther...
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PSALMS 103
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Bless Jehovah; for He is Worthy.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 103:1-5, Bless Jehovah: For his Personal Dealings.
Stanza II., Psalms 103:6-10, For his Revealed Charac
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As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he
flourisheth.
-Our grass-like frailty and mortality would cause us to despair, but
that we have sure hope in Yahweh's everlasting m...
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In this Ps. the hope of the previous one has been fulfilled, and
sorrow has given place to thanksgiving. Its probable date is soon
after the return from exile. The Psalmist utters his personal
gratitu...
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Psalms 90:106
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THE LOVE OF GOD
PSALMS 103
Jesus said, "Your Father in heaven knows everything that you need".
(Matthew
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THE WIND — _i.e.,_ the hot, scorching blast, as in Isaiah 40:7. Even
in our humid climate, it may be said of a flower —
“If one sharp wind sweep o’er the field,
It withers in an hour.”
But the pesti...
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כִּ֤י ר֣וּחַ עָֽבְרָה ־בֹּ֣ו וְ
אֵינֶ֑נּוּ וְ
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Psalms 103:1
THERE are no clouds in the horizon, nor notes of sadness in the music,
of this psalm. No purer outburst of thankfulness enriches the Church.
It is well that, amid the many psalms which gi...
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EVERLASTING LOVING-KINDNESS
Psalms 103:13
The psalmist comes from the far-reaching sky to the homely image of a
father's pity. God is a great King, the mighty Creator, but the Spirit
witnesses that w...
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It seems almost a work of supererogation to write anything about this
psalm. It is perhaps the most perfect song of pure praise to be found
in the Bible. It has become the common inheritance of all wh...
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_Field. Hebrew, "of Jehova." Houbigant would substitute ssodi,
"field," (Haydock) as this name of God is never used to denote "high"
trees, &c. (Berthier) --- God provides for the wants of all the
cre...
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Nothing can he more beautiful and interesting than the striking
contrast the Psalmist hath drawn in these verses between the frail,
perishing, dying nature of man, and the strength and eternity of God...
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Psalms 103-106 give us the results and the covenant in grace and in
responsibility, of Israel's history.
Psalms 103 is the voice of Messiah in Israel in praise according to
God's dealing with them; Ps...
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FOR THE WIND PASSETH OVER IT, AND IT IS GONE,.... A stormy wind, as
the Targum, which tears it up by its roots, or blows off the flower,
and it is seen no more; or a blighting easterly wind, which, bl...
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_For he knoweth our frame_ The weakness and mortality of our natures,
and the frailty and misery of our condition, (as the expression seems
to be explained in the following clause) _That we are_ but _...
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HYMN TO THE MERCY OF GOD.
A psalm of David, voicing his thankful acknowledgment of God's gifts
and blessings upon himself, the conclusion calling upon all creatures
to join in his song of praise....
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For the wind passeth over it, the scorching wind coming up from the
desert, AND IT IS GONE, withered and perished; AND THE PLACE THEREOF,
the spot of ground where it spent its brief existence, SHALL K...
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IT IS GONE:
_ Heb._ it is not...
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15-18 How short is man's life, and uncertain! The flower of the
garden is commonly more choice, and will last the longer, for being
sheltered by the garden-wall, and the gardener's care; but the flow...
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A blasting or stormy wind bloweth upon it, and there is no more any
appearance nor remembrance of it in the place where it stood and
flourished....
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Psalms 103:16 wind H7307 over H5674 (H8804) place H4725 remembers
H5234 (H8686)
the wind -...
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Psalms 103:15
Man's reason is his distinctive privilege; but it has one melancholy
result: it makes him know his own weakness and mortality. Other
creatures are only aware of evil when they actually c...
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What more appropriate passage than the 103 rd Psalm can we read, on
this first Sabbath night of another year, to express the gratitude of
our thankful hearts. I will only interject a sentence here and...
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One's heart naturally turns to this passage when one desires to
magnify the Lord. It is specially suitable for a New Year's
meditation.
Psalms 103:1. _Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is withi...
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This is a song of exulting thanksgiving, of overflowing joy and
praise. Let each one of us read it as speaking for himself. Let it,
here and now, be our own personal tribute of peculiar mercy received...
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Psalms 103:1. _Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me,
bless his holy name,_
We ought to be always blessing God; this sacred employment should be
like an atmosphere surrounding us at al...
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Psalms 103:1. _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, ble...
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Psalms 103:1. _Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me,
bless his holy name._
Come, my heart, be down in the dumps no longer, take thy harp from the
willows, tune its strings, and begin...
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Psalms 103:1. _Bless the LORD, O my soul:_
Come, my soul, wake up, bestir thyself, for thou hast a great work to
do.
Psalms 103:1. _And all that is within in me, bless his holy name._
Let no power...
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CONTENTS: The psalmist, affected with the goodness of God stirs
himself up to praise God.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God is the fountain of all good, whatever may be the
channel and to His...
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This is a psalm of David, written after some recent deliverance from
sickness, or other affliction. The composition is the unfolding of the
heart in gratitude to God, for personal and for national mer...
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_For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof
shall know it no more._
THE AUTUMN WIND: AN EMBLEM OF DEATH
I. The autumn wind works gradually. Blade by blade, the herbs wither...
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_As for man, his days are as grass._
HUMAN LIFE
We have here presented man’s existence in relation to--
I. The material and the moral.
1. His relation to the material. Like the flower--
(1) He sp...
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_Bless the Lord, O my soul._
A SONG OF PRAISE
Like stately pillars supporting a solemn temple, three noble psalms,
placed side by side, exalt the glory of Jehovah: 103 glorifies the God
of grace; 10...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 103:1. This is a hymn of praise,
celebrating the Lord’s abundant goodness and love for his people. It
is the first of four psalms reflecting on God’s dealings with his
peopl...
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INTRODUCTION
This, as appears from the superscription, is one of David’s Psalms.
It is a Psalm of great beauty and preciousness, and has been a great
favourite of devout souls in all ages. The fulness...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially
for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression (Psalms
103:3, Psalms 103:8, Psalms 103:17) passing
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Psa 103:1-22, a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. I trust that it
wasn't so long ago that you have already forgotten how thankful you
were.
Bless the LORD, O my soul (Psalms 103:1):
Now this is a...
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Genesis 5:24; Isaiah 40:7; Job 14:10; Job 20:9; Job 27:20;...