Psalms 103:1
For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: and let all that is within me bless his holy name.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
In Context
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all he hath done for thee.
Cross References
Psalms 57:7They prepared a snare for my feet; and they bowed down my soul. They dug a pit before my face, and they are fallen into it.
Psalms 86:12I will praise thee, O Lord my God: with my whole heart, and I will glorify thy name for ever:
Psalms 103:22Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Psalms 111:1I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; in the council of the just: and in the congregation.
Psalms 145:1Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.
Isaiah 6:3And they cried one to another, and said: Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 103:1
This psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to praise God ( ver. 1, 2 ) for his favour to him in particular ( ver. 3-5 ), to the church in general, and to all good men, to whom he is, and will be, just, and kind, and constant ( ver. 6-18 ), and for his government of the world, ver. 19 . II. He desires the assistance of the holy angels, and all the works of God, in praising him, ver. 20-22 . In… Read the whole commentary →