King James Version
Psalms 103:2
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Psalms 103:2 in other versions
- 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:
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.
Context of Psalms 103:2
1Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Read all of Psalms 103Psalms 103:2 word by word
בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְאַל־תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י כָּל־גְּמוּלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 103:2
- Psalms 105:5Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
- Psalms 106:7Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
- Psalms 116:12What shall I render unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?
- Deuteronomy 8:2And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.
- Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
- 2 Chronicles 32:25But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
- Jeremiah 2:31O generation, see ye the word of the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
- Luke 17:15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
- Ephesians 2:11Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
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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