Tree of Life Version
Psalms 103:1
1Of David. Bless Adonai, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name.
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
Of David. Bless Adonai, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name. 2Bless Adonai, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: 3He forgives all your iniquity. He heals all your diseases.
Read all of Psalms 103Psalms 103:1 word by word
בָּרֲכִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָל־קְ֝רָבַ֗י אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 103:1
- Psalms 103:22Bless Adonai, all His works everywhere in His dominion. Bless Adonai, O my soul!
- Psalms 104:1Bless Adonai, O my soul. Adonai my God, You are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty—
- Psalms 146:1Halleluyah! Praise Adonai, O my soul!
- Luke 1:46Then Miriam said, “My soul magnifies Adonai,
- Psalms 47:7Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
- Psalms 57:7They spread a net for my steps, my soul is bowed down. They have dug a pit before me— they fell into it themselves. Selah
- Psalms 63:5So I will bless You as long as I live. In Your name I lift up my hands.
- Psalms 86:12I praise You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and glorify Your Name forever.
- Psalms 111:1Halleluyah! I praise Adonai with all my heart in the company and congregation of the upright.
- Psalms 138:1Of David. I praise You with all my heart. In the presence of the mighty I will sing praises to You.
- Mark 12:30And you shall love Adonai your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’
- John 4:24God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
- 1 Corinthians 14:15What is it then? I will pray in my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing praises with my spirit, and I will also sing praises with my mind.
- Philippians 1:9Now this I pray, that your love might overflow still more and more in knowledge and depth of discernment,
- Colossians 3:16Let the word of Messiah dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another with all wisdom in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with gratitude in your hearts to God.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise Your great and awesome Name: holy is He.
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
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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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