SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION!

Psalms 103:1-3
[1](A Psalm of David.) Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
[2]Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
[3]Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

OBSERVATION!

The following commentary is directed for all to note what is gained in obedience and missed by stiffnecked, prideful disobedience fostering self righteousness! It reveals what obedience places at the Lord’s table and what you leave out of your walk when you believe you are accomplished, complete, and on your way to eternal life with Yeshua and Yahewa and miss sittingat his table! Psalms 23:5
[5]Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

The following is quoted commentary given by Matthew Henry (1662-1714) on Psalm 103! It describes the complete offering on his prepared table to be partaken of!

COMMENTARY!

Come, my soul, consider what God has done for thee”

1. “He has pardoned thy sins (Psalms 103:3) he has forgiven, and does forgive, all thy iniquities” This is mentioned first because by the pardon of sin that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favour of God, which bestows good things on us.

Think what the provocation was it was iniquity, and yet pardoned how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned.

He has forgiven all our trespasses. It is a continued act he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting

2. “He has cured thy sickness.” The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul it is its disorder and threatens its death.

This is cured in sanctification when sin is mortified, the disease is healed though complicated, and it is all healed.

Our crimes were capital, but God saves our lives by pardoning them.

Our diseases were mortal, but God saves our lives by healing them. These two go together for, as for God, his work is perfect and not done by halves if God takes away the guilt of sin by pardoning mercy, he will break the power of it by renewing grace.

Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Corinthians 1:30

3. “He has rescued thee from danger” A man may be in peril of life, not only by his crimes, or his diseases, but by the power of his enemies and therefore here also we experience the divine goodness: Who redeemed thy life from destruction (Psalms 103:4), from the destroyer, from hell (so the Chaldee), from the second death. The redemption of the soul is precious we cannot compass it, and therefore are the more indebted to divine grace that has wrought it out, to him who has obtained eternal redemption for us. See Job 33:24,28

4. “He has not only saved thee from death and ruin, but has made thee truly and completely happy, with honour, pleasure, and long life” (1) “He has given thee true honour and great honour, no less than a crown: He crowns thee with his lovingkindness and tender mercies ” and what greater dignity is a poor soul capable of than to be advanced into the love and favour of God?

This honour has all his saints. What is the crown of glory but God’s favour?

(2) “He has given thee true pleasure: He satisfies thy mouth with good things” (Psalms 103:5) it is only the favour and grace of God that can give satisfaction to a soul, can suit its capacities, supply its needs, and answer to its desires.

Nothing but divine wisdom can undertake to fill its treasures (Proverbs 8:21) other things will surfeit, but not satiate, Ecclesiastes 6:7; Isaiah 55:2

8(3) “He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s” The eagle is long-lived, and, as naturalists say, when she is nearly 100 years old, casts all her feathers (as indeed she changes them in a great measure every year at moulting time), and fresh ones come, so that she becomes young again. When God, by the graces and comforts of his Spirit, recovers his people from their decays, and fills them with new life and joy, which is to them an earnest of eternal life and joy, then they may be said to return to the days of their youth, Job 33:23.

Robert a humble obedient servant to Yeshua and his Father in heaven Yahewa. And all of God’s children say Amen and Amen in the name of Jehovah our creator and provider of all things righteous and Holy.