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Psalms 103:2
2I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Never forget all the good things that he has done for you!
Psalms 103:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
- New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
- English Standard Version (ESV)Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:
Context of Psalms 103:2
1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name! I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Never forget all the good things that he has done for you! 3He forgives all my sins. He makes me well again when I am ill. 4He saves me from the deep hole of death's power. He always loves me and he is kind to me. That is how he blesses me so much!
Read all of Psalms 103Psalms 103:2 word by word
בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י כָּל־גְּמוּלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 103:2
- Psalms 105:5Remember the great things that he has done. Remember his miracles, and the commands that he has spoken.
- Psalms 106:7When our ancestors were in Egypt, they did not understand your miracles. They forgot the many ways that you showed them your faithful love. When they arrived at the Red Sea, they turned against you, Lord.
- Psalms 116:12The Lord has done many kind things to help me. What can I give back to him?
- Deuteronomy 8:2Remember how the Lord your God led you all the way across the desert. He took care of you for 40 years. He caused many troubles to come and to test you. He did that to see if you would trust him. He wanted to know whether you would continue to obey his commands.
- Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and be brave! Do not be afraid of those people, because the Lord your God goes with you. He will always be there to help you. He will never leave you.’
- 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah did not thank the Lord for the kind thing that he had done for him. The king was too proud to do that. So the Lord became angry with him, and with the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this who is coming from Edom? He is coming from Bozrah and his clothes are bright red. He wears beautiful royal clothes, and he marches forward with great strength. He says, ‘It is me! I, the Lord, tell you that I have won the fight! I have the power to save you.’
- Jeremiah 2:31Listen to the Lord's message, you people who are alive today: ‘People of Israel, why do you not trust me? Have I become like a desert for you? Have I become a dark and dangerous land for you to live in? No! But you say, “We are free to go where we like. We do not need to serve you any more.”
- Luke 17:15One of these ten men saw that Jesus had made him well. He turned back and he praised God in a loud voice.
- Ephesians 2:11So you who were born as Gentiles should remember what you were like before. Jews insulted you because nobody has circumcised you. They themselves are proud that men have circumcised them as God's people.
Commentaries on Psalms 103:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Forget not all his benefits - Call them into recollection; particularize the chief of them; and here record them for an everlasting memorial.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Bless the Lord, O my soul - The repetition here denotes the intensity or earnestness of the wish or desire of the psalmist. It is an emphatic calling upon his soul, that is, himself, never to forget the many favors which God was continually conferring upon him. And forget not all his benefits - Any of his favors. This refers not to those favors in the aggregate, but it is a call to remember them in particular. The word rendered “benefits” - גמול gemûl…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. 22. forget not all--not any, none of His benefits.Read the comment
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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
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