Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
What does Psalms 103:2 mean?
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.
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Commentary on Psalms 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Bless the Lord, O my soul - The repetition here denotes the intensity or earnestness of the wish or desire of the psalmist. It is an emphatic calling upon his soul, that is, himself, never to forget the many favors which God was continually conferring upon him. And forget not all his benefits - Any of his favors. This refers not to those favors in the aggregate, but it is a call to remember them in particular.
Context in Psalms 103
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Psalms 103 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book IV. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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