Psalms 103:1

Psalms 103:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
• New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Context of Psalms 103:1

Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name! 2Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases;

Psalms 103:1 word by word

בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־קְ֝רָבַ֗י אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• Blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Psalms 103:1

• Psalms 103:22Bless Jehovah, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul!
• Psalms 104:1Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
• Psalms 146:1Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah, O my soul.
• Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
• Psalms 47:7For God is the King of all the earth; sing psalms with understanding.
• Psalms 57:7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.
• Psalms 63:5My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.
• Psalms 86:12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
• Psalms 111:1Hallelujah! I will celebrate Jehovah with [my] whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the assembly.
• Psalms 138:1I will give thee thanks with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing psalms of thee.
• Mark 12:30and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding, and with all thy strength. This is [the] first commandment.
• John 4:24God [is] a spirit; and they who worship him must worship [him] in spirit and truth.
• 1 Corinthians 14:15What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing with the spirit, but I will sing also with the understanding.
• Philippians 1:9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all intelligence,
• Colossians 3:16Let the word of the Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to God.
• Psalms 99:3They shall praise thy great and terrible name, — it is holy! —

Commentaries on Psalms 103:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Bless the Lord - He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. Under such a weight of obligation the lips can do little; the soul and all its powers must be engaged.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Bless the Lord, O my soul - The word “bless,” as applied to God, means to praise, implying always a strong affection for him as well as a sense of gratitude. As used with reference to people, the word implies a “wish” that they may be blessed or happy, accompanied often with a prayer that they may be so. Such is the purport of the “blessing” addressed to a congregation of worshippers. Compare Numbers 6:23-27. The word “soul” here is equivalent to mind or…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1An exhortation to bless God for his mercy. (1-5) And to the church and to all men. (6-14) For the constancy of his mercy. (15-18) For the government of the world. (19-22) Verses 1-5 By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. Think of the provocation; it was sin, and yet pardoned: how many the provocations, yet all pardoned! God is still forgiving, as we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2all that is within me, bless His holy name: Psalms 103 and 104 both start and end with this promise (103:1–2, 22; 104:1, 35; see also 146:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221. Bless, &c.--when God is the object, praise. my soul--myself (Psa 3:3; 25:1), with allusion to the act, as one of intelligence. all ... within me--(De 6:5). his holy name--(Psa 5:11), His complete moral perfections.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 103:1

• Worship

In the dictionaries

• Benefit
• Bless
• Excel
• Forget
• Mouth
• Pity
• Prepare
• Renew
• Forgiveness
• Praise

Commentaries on Psalms 103

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings