Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
David teaches every godly person to thank God first for mercies granted to himself, then for the grace He has given to all His chosen ones through covenant. The Psalmist chiefly magnifies God's mercy in bearing with His people, not because they deserve it, but because He takes pity on their weakness.
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Commenting on Psalm 103:1-22
Bless the Lord, O my soul, he calls twice because worship demands we stir ourselves with all our might, not drowse through it. Memory is treachery itself, hoarding grudges while letting God's mercies slip away; we must drag it back to duty and count what He has done.
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A man who talks to himself this way is no fool; he is rousing his own heart to praise. The soul must do the work, all of it, heart-work, not mere lip-service, and to praise rightly we must remember His mercies, for to forget them is to be both unjust and unkind.
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Commenting on Psalm 103:1-5