Some Psalms are address to God. Psalm 103. Some Psalms are spoken to people The Sinners The Righteous The Nation of Israel The Gentile Nations

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1 Psalm 103

2 Some Psalms are address to God Psalm 103 Some Psalms are spoken to people The Sinners The Righteous The Nation of Israel The Gentile Nations

3 Psalm 103 In Psalm 103 The Psalmist is speaking to himself and is grateful for all God has done in his life.

4 Psalm 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:

5 Psalm 103:3-5 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle s.

6 Psalm 103:6-7 The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed. He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the children of Israel.

7 Psalm 103:8-10 The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

8 Psalm 103:11-12 For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

9 Psalm 103:13-14 As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.

10 Psalm 103:15-16 As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.

11 Psalm 103:17-18 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children s children, To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

12 Psalm 103:19-20 The Lord has established His throne in heaven, And His kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, you His angels, Who excel in strength, who do His word, Heeding the voice of His word.

13 Psalm 103:21-22 Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, You ministers of His, who do His pleasure. Bless the Lord, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!

14 Psalm 103 Psalm 103 In Hymns from the Past

15 Henry Lythe s Hymn 1843 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, To his feet your tribute bring: Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who, like me, his praise would sing: Praise him, praise him, praise him, praise him, Praise the everlasting King.

16 David answer some questions. How should I praise God?

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18 With all my innermost being You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 6:5

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20 David answers some questions. What does it mean to Bless the Lord? How do I do that?

21 od is the inexhaustible One who blesses When we recognize with joy God s blessing ability and honor Him for that it is described as "blessing God"

22 ther ways though not exact words are: Magnify the Lord! Let us exalt his name! To bless God means to recognize his awesome richness, strength, and gracious bounty and to express our gratitude and joy in seeing and experiencing it.

23 ther ways though not exact words are: Magnify the Lord! Let us exalt his name! God, You are Very Great!

24 David answers some questions. What does it mean to Bless his Holy Name? How do I do that?

25 od s character is revealed by his names Names means character and operational qualities that make up God s personality and his way of dealing with people. Holy means different.

26 e honor God by calling upon his name The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10

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28 David answers some questions. Why should we Praise God?

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30 People have overactive forgetories. We need to Praise God in order to not forget what he has done for us and our dependence upon him. Deuteronomy 8:10 14

31 David answers some questions. What benefits come from God?

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33 What are Iniquities? What does it mean that God forgives?

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35 God is our healer. I am the Lord who heals you. Exodus 15:26 Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live. So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. Numbers 21:8 9

36 David answers some questions. What benefits come from God?

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38 Redemption from destruction pit. Joseph Literal pit slavery & prison Daniel s friends Fiery furnace

39 Psalm 103:1-2 And forget not all His benefits: Forgives all your iniquities Heals all your diseases Redeems your life from destruction

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42 Psalm 103 And forget not all His benefits: Forgives all your iniquities Heals all your diseases Redeems your life from destruction Crowns life with lovingkindness and tender mercy Satisfies your mouth with good things youth renewed