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Psalm 103

Psa. 103:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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 forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
not all his benefits
gmuwl (Hebrew #1576)
treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
KJV usage: + as hast served, benefit, desert, deserving, that which he hath given, recompense, reward.
Pronounce: ghem-ool'
Origin: from 1580
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Ministry on This Verse

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forget not.
Psa. 105:5• 5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth; (Psa. 105:5)
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Psa. 106:7,21• 7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
 21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt; (Psa. 106:7,21)
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Psa. 116:12• 12What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me? (Psa. 116:12)
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Deut. 8:2‑4,10‑14• 2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
 3And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.
 4Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
 10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
 11Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
 12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
 13And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
 14Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage; (Deut. 8:2‑4,10‑14)
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Deut. 32:6,18• 6Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
 18Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee. (Deut. 32:6,18)
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2 Chron. 32:25• 25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 32:25)
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Isa. 63:1,7• 1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
 7I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses. (Isa. 63:1,7)
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Jer. 2:31‑32• 31O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
 32Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. (Jer. 2:31‑32)
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Luke 17:15‑18• 15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
 16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
 17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?
 18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. (Luke 17:15‑18)
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Eph. 2:11‑13• 11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
 12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
 13But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. (Eph. 2:11‑13)
• {v.2-3} He presents a millennial picture of Israel blessed in their circumstances by the benefits of the Lord, with their sins forgiven and their diseases healed. In the days of His presentation to Israel, the Lord has forgiven sins and healed diseases, and thus, by putting forth the powers of the world to come, showed that the kingdom had drawn nigh. (“Psalms 103” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: