forgiveth. passeth over. This verb, with its adjective and subs., is never used but of God. Literal. That is the Forgiver. Compare Psalms 103:14 and note there.
iniquities. Hebrew. 'avah. So some codices, with one early printed edition, Septuagint and Vulgate (plural); other codices read singular.
Verse Psalms 103:3. _WHO FORGIVETH_] The benefits are the following, 1. Forgiveness of sin. 2. Restoration of health: "Who healeth all thy diseases....
WHO FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES - Pardoning all thy sins. That is, It is a characteristic of God to pardon sin, and I have evidence that he has done it in my own case, and this is a ground for prai...
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:...
WHO FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES— _Diseases_ were generally considered, under the Mosaic dispensation, as the punishment of iniquities; and therefore the healing of his diseases is mentioned as the...
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 forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; WHO FORGIVETH ALL THINE INIQUITIES - according to David's prayer, trusting in God's gracious character (; ; ). This shall be Israel...
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...
Psalms 90:106 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ THE LOVE OF GOD PSALMS 103 Jesus said, "Your Father in heaven knows everything that you need". (Matthew
FORGIVETH. — The first “benefit” to one who aims at the higher life is the knowledge of the Divine readiness to forgive and renew, and this, as Augustine remarks, implies a quick moral sense: “God’s b...
הַ סֹּלֵ֥חַ לְ כָל ־עֲוֹנֵ֑כִי הָ֝ רֹפֵ֗א
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 (b) forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; (b) That is, the beginning and chiefest of all benefits, remission of sin....
Water. The Fathers are not agreed about the nature or situation of these waters. Some take them to be angels. (St. Jerome; Genesis i. 7.) --- Others suppose that the waters in the clouds, (Calmet) or...
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...
3._Who forgiveth all thy iniquities _He now enumerates the different kinds of the divine benefits, in considering which he has told us that we are too forgetful and slothful. It is not without cause t...
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 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...
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Ver. 3. _Who forgiveth all thine iniquities_] David not only taketh upon him with a holy imperiousness, laying God's charge upon his...
_All that is within me, bless his holy name_ Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, united, and raised to the highest pitch in and for this work. _Forget not all his benefits_ In order to our...
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 forgiveth all thine iniquities, the remission of sins being the fundamental blessing in the life of every Christian, and here not only one, but all sins being included in line for forgiveness; WHO...
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...
Either, 1. Spiritual diseases, lusts or corruptions, which he subdues and purgeth out by his grace; as this phrase is used, PSALMS 41:4 ISAIAH 6:10, ISAIAH 53:5. Or, 2. Corporal diseases or miseries,...
Psalms 103:3 forgives H5545 (H8802) iniquities H5771 heals H7495 (H8802) diseases H8463 forgiveth -...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases._ FORGIVENESS AND HEALING I. Forgiveness and healing are men’s greatest needs. 1. Because without them there can be no upward spiri...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 103:3 HEALS often refers to curing someone from a physical sickness, but it can also be used as a metaphor for restoring the moral and spiritual life (e.g., I
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...
2 Samuel 12:13; Ephesians 1:7; Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 33:24; Isaiah 43