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Psalm 103:2-3 KJV
Psalms · chapter 103 · verses 2–3
2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;Psalm 103:2-3 · King James Version
What Psalm 103:2-3 means
David is talking to himself here: bless the LORD, O my soul. Forget not says the problem isn't ignorance, it's memory. And the list starts where it matters most, since forgiveth all thine iniquities comes before healeth all thy diseases, in that order.
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Psalm 103:2-3 in context
1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 116:12
- Isaiah 63:7
- Psalms 105:5
- Luke 17:15-18
- Deuteronomy 6:12
- Deuteronomy 32:18
- Deuteronomy 32:6
- Psalms 106:21
- Exodus 15:26
- Isaiah 53:5
- Jeremiah 17:14
- Psalms 30:2
Key words (Strong's)
- iniquitiesʻâvônperversityH5771 →
- forgivethçâlachto forgiveH5545 →
- healethrâphâʼproperly, to mendH7495 →
- forgetshâkachto mislayH7911 →
- Blessbârakto kneelH1288 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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David is here communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that thus talks to himself and excites his own soul to that which is good. Observe, I. How he stirs up himself to the duty of praise, Psa 103:1, Psa 103:2. 1. It is the Lord that is to be blessed and spoken well of;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5