Verse of the Day

　　

Psalm 103:1

Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

English Standard Version

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!

The Message

O my soul, bless God. From head to toe, I'll bless his holy name!

New King James Version

Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

New Living Translation

Praise the LORD, I tell myself; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Psalm 103:1-5

(Read Psalm 103:1-5)

　　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. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! God is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. The body finds the melancholy consequences of Adam's offence, it is subject to many infirmities, and the soul also. Christ alone forgives all our sins; it is he alone who heals all our infirmities. And the person who finds his sin cured, has a well-grounded assurance that it is forgiven. When God, by the graces and comforts of his Spirit, recovers his people from their decays, and fills them with new life and joy, which is to them an earnest of eternal life and joy, they may then be said to return to the days of their youth, Job 33:25.

　　

Psalm 103:1 In-Context

1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

　　2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits-

　　3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

　　4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

　　5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.