TEXT: Psalm 103:1- 22 (CSB) – “My soul, bless the Lord, and all that is within me, bless his
holy name.
2 My soul, bless the Lord, and do not forget all his benefits.
2 My soul, bless the Lord, and do not forget all his benefits.
3 He forgives all your iniquity; he heals all your diseases.
4 He redeems your life from the Pit; he crowns you with faithful love and compassion.
5 He satisfies you with good things; your youth is renewed like the eagle.
4 He redeems your life from the Pit; he crowns you with faithful love and compassion.
5 He satisfies you with good things; your youth is renewed like the eagle.
6 The Lord executes acts of righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
7 He revealed his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.
9 He will not always accuse us or be angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our iniquities.
7 He revealed his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel.
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.
9 He will not always accuse us or be angry forever.
10 He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve or repaid us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his faithful love toward those who
fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear
him.
14 For he knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust.
14 For he knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like grass— he blooms like a flower of the field;
16 when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known.
17 But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his
16 when the wind passes over it, it vanishes, and its place is no longer known.
17 But from eternity to eternity the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him, and his
righteousness toward the grandchildren
18 of those who keep his covenant, who remember to observe his precepts.
19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
18 of those who keep his covenant, who remember to observe his precepts.
19 The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.
20 Bless the Lord, all his angels of great strength, who do his word, obedient to his command.
21 Bless the Lord, all his armies, his servants who do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all the places where he rules. My soul, bless the Lord!”
21 Bless the Lord, all his armies, his servants who do his will.
22 Bless the Lord, all his works in all the places where he rules. My soul, bless the Lord!”
David and the Apostle Paul gives us a Call to give Prayers of Thanksgiving. Paul said in Philippians 1:3-4 (CSB) “ I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer….” Going into Psalm 103, we are seeing that the Bible gives us a catalog of Thanksgiving topics to pray about. David lists 6 main topics or areas to offer thanks to God. We saw yesterday to give thanks for our salvation, our healing, our protection, and our joys. Today, we will add the last two in David’s list.
Along with those thoughts, the fifth area that David lists is that He gives us the ability to Soar over Circumstances. David wrote that “your youth is renewed like the eagle” (Verse 5b). Eagles soar higher than any other bird. This gives them a clear vision. They rise above the crowd. In fact, they use the turbulence around them to be able to rise to greater heights. As Christians, we should never be “under the circumstances,” We need to thank Him for helping us to rise above and beyond our circumstances.
Finally, but one of the most important is found in verses 6-18 – He discloses Himself to us!
o He is merciful
o “He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities” Verse 10 – doesn’t give us what we deserve.
o Verse 13 – “As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him” – Pity is given us as a loving Father to a Child.
o Verse 17 – “But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children” – lasts from everlasting to everlasting means eternally forever!
o Verse 18 – “with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts” – Mercy will continue through a family that is faithful to obey God.
o He is gracious – life is short, brief – but God gives us what we don’t deserve – verses 15,16 – “As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.”
o He is slow to anger – verse 14 – “for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.” –He remembers that we are frail and do fail.
he remembers that we are dust.” –He remembers that we are frail and do fail.
o He doesn’t hold grudges – verse 9 – “He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever”
Thank Him for the disclosing of Who He is.
Consider this Summary of Thanksgiving in verse 19-22.
o Verse 19 “The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his
§ kingdom rules over all.” – The throne is settled in Heaven – God reigns.
o Verse 20 – “Praise the LORD, you His angels, you mighty ones who do his
§ bidding, who obey his word. The Archangels praise, bless, and thank Him.
o Verse 21 – “Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you His servants who
§ do his will.” The created angels thank Him
o Verse 22 – “Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion”
§ ALL CREATION!
Take time today to Thank God for all His wonderful benefits and blessings.
Tomorrow, let us consider our security in Christ – as Paul writes to the Philippian believers.
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