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Praise for Jehovah's Mercies.
A Psalm of David. |
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1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
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All that is within me – This is the attitude of those who have made a complete consecration of their little all's to the Lord. |
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
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Forget not – While we are in the flesh it is still a possibility that we, at times, may allow other things to intrude such as to divert our attention away from the Lord. But it should never be allowed to continue! We, of all people, should indeed never forget His benefits to us! |
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
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Forgiveth all thine iniquities – This is the first thing. Without the forgiveness of all our iniquities we would have no standing with God!
This refers to our justification.
Healeth all thy diseases – We are healed of our (spiritual) diseases, but only after we have been justified by faith. |
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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5 Who satisfieth thy desire with good things,
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
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6 Jehovah executeth rightous acts,
And judgments for all that are oppressed.
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7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His doings unto the children of Israel.
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8 Jehovah is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
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9 He will not always chide;
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
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10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins,
Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.
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11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
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12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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As far as the east is from the west – This is almost unimanigable! To think the the creator of all things would remove our sins so completely from us! |
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
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14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
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15 As for man, his days are as grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;
And the place thereof shall know it no more.
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17 But the lovingkindness of Jehovah is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him,
And his righteousness unto children's children;
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18 To such as keep his covenant,
And to those that remember his precepts to do them.
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19 Jehovah hath established his throne in the heavens;
And his kingdom ruleth over all.
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20 Bless Jehovah, ye his angels,
That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word,
Hearkening unto the voice of his word.
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21 Bless Jehovah, all ye his hosts,
Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
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22 Bless Jehovah, all ye his works,
In all places of his dominion:
Bless Jehovah, O my soul. |
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