Psalms 103:1-2

Psalm 103 ¹ 

By David.

103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

With all that is within me, praise ²  his holy name!

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Do not forget all his kind deeds! ³ 

Psalms 105:5

105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ⁴ 

Psalms 111:4-5

111:4 He does ⁵  amazing things that will be remembered; ⁶ 

the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

111:5 He gives ⁷  food to his faithful followers; ⁸ 

he always remembers his covenant. ⁹ 

Luke 22:19

22:19 Then ¹⁰  he took bread, and after giving thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body ¹¹  which is given for you. ¹²  Do this in remembrance of me.”

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

¹ sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.

² tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).

³ tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).

⁴ tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

⁵ tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9).

⁶ tn Heb “a memorial he had made for his amazing deeds.”

⁷ tn Or “gave,” if the events of the exodus and conquest period (see v. 6, 9) are primarily in view.

⁸ tn Heb “those who fear him.”

⁹ tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹¹ tc Some important Western mss (D it) lack the words from this point to the end of v. 20. However, the authenticity of these verses is very likely. The inclusion of the second cup is the harder reading, since it differs from Matt 26:26-29 and Mark 14:22-25, and it has much better ms support. It is thus easier to explain the shorter reading as a scribal accident or misunderstanding. Further discussion of this complicated problem (the most difficult in Luke) can be found in TCGNT 148-50.

¹² sn The language of the phrase given for you alludes to Christ’s death in our place. It is a powerful substitutionary image of what he did for us.