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Text -- Psalms 103:1-15 (NET)
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Psalm 103
103:1 By David . Praise the Lord , O my soul ! With all that is within me, praise his holy name !
103:2 Praise the Lord , O my soul ! Do not forget all his kind deeds !
103:3 He is the one who forgives all your sins , who heals all your diseases ,
103:4 who delivers your life from the Pit , who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion ,
103:5 who satisfies your life with good things , so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s .
103:6 The Lord does what is fair , and executes justice for all the oppressed .
103:7 The Lord revealed his faithful acts to Moses , his deeds to the Israelites .
103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful ; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love .
103:9 He does not always accuse , and does not stay angry .
103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve.
103:11 For as the skies are high above the earth , so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers .
103:12 As far as the eastern horizon is from the west , so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children , so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers .
103:14 For he knows what we are made of ; he realizes we are made of clay .
103:15 A person’s life is like grass . Like a flower in the field it flourishes ,
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Praise |
FORGIVENESS |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN |
God |
JUSTIFICATION |
Blessing |
Death |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Worship |
Eagle |
GOD, 2 |
Anger |
Fear of God |
Bless |
Life |
FLOWERS |
WAY |
WEST |
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NET Notes -> Psa 103:1; Psa 103:1; Psa 103:2; Psa 103:3; Psa 103:4; Psa 103:4; Psa 103:5; Psa 103:5; Psa 103:6; Psa 103:7; Psa 103:8; Psa 103:8; Psa 103:9; Psa 103:10; Psa 103:10; Psa 103:11; Psa 103:11; Psa 103:12; Psa 103:12; Psa 103:12; Psa 103:13; Psa 103:13; Psa 103:14; Psa 103:14; Psa 103:14; Psa 103:15
NET Notes: Psa 103:1 The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).
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NET Notes: Psa 103:2 Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).
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NET Notes: Psa 103:3 This relatively rare noun refers to deadly diseases (see Deut 29:22; Jer 14:18; 16:4; 2 Chr 21:19).
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NET Notes: Psa 103:4 The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9;...
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NET Notes: Psa 103:5 The expression your youth is renewed like an eagle’s may allude to the phenomenon of molting, whereby the eagle grows new feathers.
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NET Notes: Psa 103:7 Heb “made known his ways.” God’s “ways” in this context are his protective and salvific acts in fulfillment of his promi...
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NET Notes: Psa 103:9 The Hebrew verb נָטַר (natar) is usually taken to mean “to keep; to guard,” with “anger” being u...
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NET Notes: Psa 103:12 The Hebrew term פֶּשַׁע (pesha’, rebellious act”) is here used metonymically for the guilt such ...
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