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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 realm.{HR}Bless Jehovah, my soul. (Psa. 103:22)
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Psa. 104:1• 1Bless Jehovah, my soul.{HR}Jehovah my God, thou art very great.{HR}Honour and majesty hast thou put on, (Psa. 104:1)
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Psa. 146:1‑2• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
 2I will praise Jehovah while I live;{HR}I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being. (Psa. 146:1‑2)
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Luke 1:46‑47• 46{i}And Mary said,{/i} My soul doth magnify the Lord,
 47and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. (Luke 1:46‑47)
all that.
Psa. 47:7• 7For king of all the earth [is] God;{HR}Sing ye a Maschil. (Psa. 47:7)
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Psa. 57:7‑11• 7Fixed [is] my heart, O God, fixed my heart;{HR}I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms (play).
 8Awake, my glory! awake, lute and harp!{HR}I will wake the dawn .
 9O Lord, among the peoples,{HR}I will give thee thanks;{HR}{i}Of thee will I sing psalms among the nations{/i}:
 10For thy mercy [is] great unto the heavens,{HR}And thy truth unto the clouds.
 11Be exalted above the heavens,{HR}O God; thy glory [be] above all the earth. (Psa. 57:7‑11)
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Psa. 63:5• 5As [with] marrow and fatness thou wilt satisfy my soul;{HR}And [with] lips of rejoicings will my mouth praise thee. (Psa. 63:5)
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Psa. 86:12‑13• 12I will thank thee, O Lord my Saviour,{HR}With all my heart,{HR}And I will glorify thy name forever.
 13For thy mercy [is] great unto me,{HR}And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol. (Psa. 86:12‑13)
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Psa. 111:1• 1Praise ye Jah.{HR}I will give thanks to Jehovah with a whole heart{HR}In the council of the upright and the congregation. (Psa. 111:1)
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Psa. 138:1• 1Of David.{HR}I will thank thee with all my heart;{HR}Before the gods I will 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 none other commandment greater than these.
 32And the scribe said unto him, Right, teacher, thou hast said the truth; for he is one, and there is none other;
 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 neighbour as oneself, is more than the burnt-offerings and sacrifices. (Mark 12:30‑33)
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John 4:24• 24God is a Spirit; and his worshippers 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, and I will pray 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 each other with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to God. (Col. 3:16)
holy name.
Psa. 99:3• 3They shall praise thy great and terrible name;{HR}Holy [is] {i}he.{/i} (Psa. 99:3)
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Isa. 6:3• 3And one cried unto another, 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, having each of them six wings, round about and within are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty that was and that is and that is to come. (Rev. 4:8)
• Book 4, Series 2. Appendix Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” 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)
• 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)

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!

W. Kelly Translation

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Ofa David.{HR}Bless Jehovah, my soul,{HR}And all within me,{HR}[Bless] his holy name.

WK Translation Notes

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This psalm celebrates the fruit of blessing by the Israel of God in that day. For them, as for us now, Messiah’s sufferings produced endless praise. It begins with the individual, as always, "every one that is written in the book." It follows up the forgiveness of all iniquities with the healing of all diseases.