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Psalm 103

Psa. 103:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, O my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
: and all that is within
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
me, bless his holy
qodesh (Hebrew #6944)
a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
KJV usage: consecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, (X most) holy (X day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.
Pronounce: ko'-desh
Origin: from 6942
name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
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Ministry on This Verse

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1-14:  An exhortation to bless God for his mercy,
15-22:  and for the constancy thereof.
A.M. 2970.
B.C. 1034.
Bless.
Psa. 103:22• 22Bless Jehovah, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul! (Psa. 103:22)
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Psa. 104:1• 1Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour; (Psa. 104:1)
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Psa. 146:1‑2• 1Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
 2As long as I live will I praise Jehovah; I will sing psalms unto my God while I have my being. (Psa. 146:1‑2)
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Luke 1:46‑47• 46And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
 47and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Luke 1:46‑47)
all that.
Psa. 47:7• 7For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding. (Psa. 47:7)
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Psa. 57:7‑11• 7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.
 8Awake, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I will wake the dawn.
 9I will give thee thanks among the peoples, O Lord; of thee will I sing psalms among the nations:
 10For thy loving-kindness is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
 11Be exalted above the heavens, O God; let thy glory be above all the earth! (Psa. 57:7‑11)
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Psa. 63:5• 5My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips. (Psa. 63:5)
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Psa. 86:12‑13• 12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
 13For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Psa. 86:12‑13)
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Psa. 111:1• 1Hallelujah! I will celebrate Jehovah with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the assembly. (Psa. 111:1)
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Psa. 138:1• 1A Psalm of David. I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee. (Psa. 138:1)
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Mark 12:30‑33• 30and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is the first commandment.
 31And a second like it is this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is not another commandment greater than these.
 32And the scribe said to him, Right, teacher; thou hast spoken according to the truth. For he is one, and there is none other besides him;
 33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the intelligence, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbour as one's self, is more than all the burnt-offerings and sacrifices. (Mark 12:30‑33)
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John 4:24• 24God is a spirit; and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)
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1 Cor. 14:15• 15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing also with the understanding. (1 Cor. 14:15)
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Phil. 1:9• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence, (Phil. 1:9)
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Col. 3:16• 16Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God. (Col. 3:16)
holy name.
Psa. 99:3• 3They shall praise thy great and terrible name,--it is holy!-- (Psa. 99:3)
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Isa. 6:3• 3And one called to the other and said, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory! (Isa. 6:3)
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Rev. 4:8• 8And the four living creatures, each one of them having respectively six wings; round and within they are full of eyes; and they cease not day and night saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come. (Rev. 4:8)
• Book 4, Series 2. Appendix Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)
• PSALM 103 is Israel’s praise of Jehovah as Redeemer. Realizing the work of Christ on the cross and the blessing that has come to them as a result (Ps. 102), redeemed Israel praise the Lord. They rehearse in a theme of praise the blessings (benefits) that are theirs as a result of being redeemed. Seven times they “bless” the Lord (vs. 1-2, 20-22). (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)
• Thus Psa. 103 recognizes forgiveness and healing, looks on by faith to the deliverance and grace in store for Israel, but knows God according to that; sees His patience and goodness meanwhile, and this applied to His government. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 102-106” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!