Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 103:5
The eagles — Which lives long in great strength and vigour.
The eagles — Which lives long in great strength and vigour.
Verse Psalms 103:5. _WHO SATISFIETH THY MOUTH_] 5. For continual communications of spiritual and temporal good; so that the vigour of his mind was constantly supported and increased. _THY YOUTH IS...
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...
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 ...
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...
DISCOURSE: 672 DUTY OF PRAISING GOD FOR HIS MERCIES 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 benefits:...
SO THAT THY YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE'S— Dr. Delaney observes, that it is generally understood of the eagle, when his feathers moult and fall off gradually and new ones succeed, that his youth i...
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
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. WHO SATISFIETH THY MOUTH. The Hebrew for "mouth" [ `edyeek (H5716)] is the same as in Psalms 32:9, where se...
103:5 age (a-5) Or 'adornment,' or 'mouth.'...
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...
See Isaiah 40:31. The eagle's strength seemed to indicate perpetual youth....
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE LOVE OF GOD PSALMS 103 Jesus said, "Your Father in heaven knows everything that you need". (Matthew
MOUTH. — On the Hebrew word thus rendered, see Psalms 32:9. The word there adopted (“trappings,” or “ornaments”) would Commend itself here, from the evident allusion in the next clause to the moulting...
הַ מַּשְׂבִּ֣יַע בַּ † טֹּ֣וב עֶדְיֵ֑ךְ תִּתְחַדֵּ֖שׁ...
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...
THE LORD'S ABUNDANT MERCIES Psalms 103:1 David's name heads this peerless psalm, which expresses, as none other, the soul of the universal Church and of the individual Christian. Notice the present t...
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...
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy (d) youth is renewed like the eagle's. (d) As the eagle, when her beak overgrows, sucks blood and so is renewed in strength, even so God mirac...
_Ever. The established order shall subsist, though the earth may move, Psalm ci. 27. (Berthier) --- It is fixed by its own gravity in the centre. (Worthington)_...
Observe what motives the sacred writer adopts to awaken the soul to the praise and love of God: as if he had said, My soul, hast thou sinned? God in Christ pardons thy sins. Art thou diseased in body...
_LIFE’S PERPETUAL RENEWAL_ ‘Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.’ Psalms 103:5 How may we recover in manhood, but in a wiser way, what was noble...
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...
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, wi...
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. Ver. 5. _Who satisfieth thy mouth_] Heb. thy jaws, so that thou art top full, eating as long as eating is g...
_Who redeemeth thy life from destruction_ Both temporal and eternal; from deadly dangers and miseries. _Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness_ That is, encompasseth and adorneth thee therewith, as wit...
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....
who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, giving His blessings in rich measure, SO THAT THY YOUTH IS RENEWED LIKE THE EAGLE'S, whose annual period of molt was used as a picture of rejuvenation throug...
1-5 By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pard...
Who satisfieth all thy just desires and necessities. LIKE THE EAGLE S; either, 1. As the eagle reneweth her youth by casting all her old feathers, and getting new ones, whereby it seems to grow young...
Psalms 103:5 satisfies H7646 (H8688) mouth H5716 good H2896 youth H5271 renewed H2318 (H8691) eagles H5404...
Psalms 103:3 I. He "forgiveth all thine iniquities." Thine iniquities are in-equities. There is nothing just or right in thee. He forgiveth thee thine evil nature, and He forgiveth all its evil fruit...
Psalms 103:5 How may we recover in manhood, but in a wiser way, what was noble in our youth recover our manifold interests, our poetic feeling towards the history of man and nature, our ideal of the...
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...
Let us read, dear friends, the one hundred and third Psalm, not because we do not know it, but because I trust that we know it by heart, and feel that it is a fit expression for our heart's thankfulne...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_Thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s._ LIKE EAGLES “Like the eagle.” I think it is helpful to contrast this figure with the figures used in the previous psalm. There we have a psalmist upon whom th...
_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...
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...
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...
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
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...
1 Timothy 6:17; 2 Corinthians 4:16; Hosea 2:15; Isaiah 40:31;...