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In Psalm 103:1-5, David wants us to remember all the wonderful benefits that the LORD has personally blessed us with. He lists at least seven of them in these first verses. Moses had told the people of Israel in the Book of Deuteronomy that they should not forget the blessings of the LORD at least fourteen times, and nine times he cautioned them not to forget (Deut. 32:18). So often, as we get so...

Crowned With Lovingkindness and Mercy   Psalm 103:1-5 A Psalm of David . 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth...

In Psalm 103, it appears that David is determined not to forget all the benefits and blessings that the LORD has bestowed upon him. And despite all the problems and difficulties and challenges that he had to face throughout his life, David is going to praise the LORD for them.  In James we are reminded that, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of ligh...

“Who Forgives All Your Iniquities”   Psalm 103:1-5 A Psalm of David . 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth wi...

Showers of Blessings   Psalm 103:1-5 A Psalm of David . 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things...

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: I started doing these Pastor Chats in March 2020 when the world was hit with the Covid pandemic, and we were locked down in isolation. The whole world was overwhelmed with fear as daily reports were broadcast of how many people were dying every day. I wanted to...

David’s Hallelujah Chorus   Psalm 103:1-5 A Psalm of David .   1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, 4 Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, 5 Who satisfies your mouth with good...

18 This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. 19 For He looked down from the height of His sanctuary; From heaven the LORD viewed the earth, 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death, 21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, And His praise in Jerusalem, 22 When the peoples are gathered together, And th...

In Psalm 102, we have been talking about how everything is in a state of change. The writer is an anonymous man who was going through a time of affliction a time of suffering as he was dealing with a lot of issues and he was despondent, discouraged, and maybe depressed. But after he took his eyes off of himself and his problems, and lifted up his eyes to Jehovah, everything changed. As we said in...

I call Psalm 102 “The ‘Me’, ‘My’, ‘I’, Psalm”, or the “The ‘Oh Me’ Psalm”. The anonymous writer was someone who was suffering and felt overwhelmed with personal sorrow. This psalm has a title, which indicates that it was written as a prayer of someone who is “afflicted” and “overwhelmed” and simply wants to pour out his “troubles and complaints” to the LORD. As believers face and deal with the pai...

I call Psalm 102 “The ‘Me’, ‘My’, ‘I’, Psalm”, or the “The ‘Oh Me’ Psalm”. The anonymous writer was someone who was suffering and felt overwhelmed with personal sorrow. This psalm has a title, which indicates that it was written as a prayer of someone who is “afflicted” and “overwhelmed” and simply wants to pour out his “troubles and complaints” to the LORD. As believers face and deal with the pai...

Psalm 102:1-11 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before the LORD.  1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, And let my cry come to You. 2 Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble; Incline Your ear to me; In the day that I call, answer me speedily. Years ago, I wrote over the top of this psalm in my Bible the words, “The ‘Me’, ‘My’, ‘I’, Psalm”. On another...

Today we will finish Psalm 101. Remember it is a psalm written by David who had just recently become King of Israel. The nation was broken, and he had a tremendous task and challenge before him as he had to deal with both internal corruption and foreign adversaries. David’s was determined to lead the nation with integrity and “drain the swamp” in Jerusalem of its deceitful liars, wicked and evil p...

3 I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me.   Psalm 101 is a psalm written by David who had just recently become King of Israel. The nation was broken, and he had a tremendous task and challenge before him as he had to deal with both internal corruption and foreign adversaries such as the Philistines. David’s great desire is to lead...

2 I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 3 I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. 4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness. 5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, Him I will destroy; The one who has a haughty look and a p...

Psalm 101:1-8 A Psalm of David 1 I will sing of mercy and justice; To You, O LORD, I will sing praises. 2 I will behave wisely in a perfect way. Oh, when will You come to me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 3 I will set nothing wicked before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not cling to me. Today we begin our journey on the last one-third of the Book of P...

“Be Thankful to Him…”   Psalm 100:1-5 A Psalm of Thanksgiving “Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him,...

1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Psalm 100 bears the title: "A Psalm of Thanksgiving." Some translations say: “A Psalm of Praise”. It is a psalm that encourages the people o...

A Psalm of Praise   Psalm 100:1-5 A Psalm of Thanksgiving 1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! 2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing. 3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Hi...

8 You answered them, O LORD our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, Though You took vengeance on their deeds. 9 Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our God is holy..   Today, as we finish our chat on Psalm 99 about the holiness of the divine government of Jehovah, we need to recall that His throne is awesome (vv. 1-3), His throne is one where justice and righteou...

The LORD’s Throne is Just   Psalm 99:1-5 1 The LORD reigns; Let the peoples tremble! He dwells between the cherubim; Let the earth be moved! 2 The LORD is great in Zion, And He is high above all the peoples. 3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name-- He is holy. 4 The King's strength also loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob. 5 E...

9 Exalt the LORD our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the LORD our God is holy.   Psalm 99 is the sixth of the "royal psalms" (Psalms 93, 95-100), all of which magnify the sovereign rule of Jehovah the King. Like Psalms 93 and 97, it opens with "The Lord reigns," and it emphasizes that Jehovah is exalted above all the nations (v. 2) and not just Israel.   This is another...

1 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. 4 Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. 5 Sing to the LORD with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a Psalm, Psalm 98 was the psalm Isaac Watts found the inspiration for his popular hymn "Joy to the World,&q...

1 Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory. 2 The LORD has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations. 3 He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4 Shout joyfully to the LORD,...

“Rejoice in the LORD…”   Psalm 97:8-12 8 Zion hears and is glad, And the daughters of Judah rejoice Because of Your judgments, O LORD. 9 For You, LORD, are most high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods. 10 You who love the LORD, hate evil! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for t...