4 Who redeems your life from destruction; Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;
Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
For you have delivered my soul from death, And prevented my feet from falling, That I may walk before God in the light of the living.
As far as the east is from the west, So far has he removed our transgressions from us.
For you have made him a little lower than God,{Hebrew: Elohim} And crowned him with glory and honor.
When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn't fade away.
the angel who has redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. Let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
He is chastened also with pain on his bed, With continual strife in his bones; So that his life abhors bread, And his soul dainty food. His flesh is so consumed away, that it can't be seen; His bones that were not seen stick out. Yes, his soul draws near to the pit, And his life to the destroyers. "If there is beside him an angel, An interpreter, one among a thousand, To show to man what is right for him; Then God is gracious to him, and says, 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.' His flesh shall be fresher than a child's; He returns to the days of his youth. He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, So that he sees his face with joy: He restores to man his righteousness. He sings before men, and says, 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it didn't profit me. He has redeemed my soul from going into the pit, My life shall see the light.' "Behold, God works all these things, Twice, yes three times, with a man, To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.
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Commentary on Psalms 103 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 103
This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. The psalmist,
In singing this psalm we must in a special manner get our hearts affected with the goodness of God and enlarged in love and thankfulness.
A psalm of David.
Psa 103:1-5
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,
Psa 103:6-18
Hitherto the psalmist had only looked back upon his own experiences and thence fetched matter for praise; here he looks abroad and takes notice of his favour to others also; for in them we should rejoice and give thanks for them, all the saints being fed at a common table and sharing in the same blessings.
Psa 103:19-22
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