Today's Verses: Psalm 103:2-5 (ESV)
2 yBless the Lord, O my soul,
and zforget not all his benefits,
3 who aforgives all your iniquity,
who bheals all your diseases,
4 who credeems your life from the pit,
who dcrowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who esatisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like fthe eagle’s.
y [See ver. 1 above]
z Deut. 6:12; 8:11
a Ex. 34:7; Isa. 33:24; Matt. 9:2; Mark 2:5; [Luke 7:47]
b Ps. 107:20; 147:3; Ex. 15:26; [Matt. 8:17]
c See Ps. 56:13
d [Ps. 5:12]
e Ps. 107:9
f Isa. 40:31
The purpose of this psalm is to praise God, who has revealed himself to us. The writer, David, therefore, praises God for how great that He is. David speaks from his heart.
Hymn of the Day: PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN - Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847
This hymn was used as the processional for the consecration of Robert Duncan as the Archbishop of the new Anglican Church in North America. If you want to see that video, click on this link.
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to His feet thy tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore His praises sing:
Alleluia! Praise the Everlasting king!
Father-like, He tends and spares us,
well our feeble frame He knows;
in His hands He gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows!
Angels in the height, adore Him;
ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace!
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 332
Today's Comments: David had a lot to praise God about--- especially forgiveness. I think that he could have written the hymn above. God's love is demonstrated through His forgiveness, and his healing not only extends to physical diseases, but it also encompasses the disease of sin. If we look at our God and compare him with the gods that others worship, we find that only our God is a forgiving God. He is forgiving to the point that He sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins on a cross so that we might be forgiven and stand righteous before Him. Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven!!!
2 yBless the Lord, O my soul,
and zforget not all his benefits,
3 who aforgives all your iniquity,
who bheals all your diseases,
4 who credeems your life from the pit,
who dcrowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
5 who esatisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like fthe eagle’s.
y [See ver. 1 above]
z Deut. 6:12; 8:11
a Ex. 34:7; Isa. 33:24; Matt. 9:2; Mark 2:5; [Luke 7:47]
b Ps. 107:20; 147:3; Ex. 15:26; [Matt. 8:17]
c See Ps. 56:13
d [Ps. 5:12]
e Ps. 107:9
f Isa. 40:31
The purpose of this psalm is to praise God, who has revealed himself to us. The writer, David, therefore, praises God for how great that He is. David speaks from his heart.
Hymn of the Day: PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN - Henry F. Lyte, 1793–1847
This hymn was used as the processional for the consecration of Robert Duncan as the Archbishop of the new Anglican Church in North America. If you want to see that video, click on this link.
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven;
to His feet thy tribute bring;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
evermore His praises sing:
Alleluia! Praise the Everlasting king!
Father-like, He tends and spares us,
well our feeble frame He knows;
in His hands He gently bears us,
rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows!
Angels in the height, adore Him;
ye behold Him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace!
Osbeck, Kenneth W.: Amazing Grace : 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Kregel Publications, 1990, S. 332
Today's Comments: David had a lot to praise God about--- especially forgiveness. I think that he could have written the hymn above. God's love is demonstrated through His forgiveness, and his healing not only extends to physical diseases, but it also encompasses the disease of sin. If we look at our God and compare him with the gods that others worship, we find that only our God is a forgiving God. He is forgiving to the point that He sent his only son, Jesus Christ, to die for our sins on a cross so that we might be forgiven and stand righteous before Him. Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven!!!
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