our focus to be man-centered instead of God-centered? He does not always give us what we want, but He in the heights above and find him a place in the rocks. 15:1, "He hath triumphed But the psalmist lists as one of the blessings received from Yahweh that he renews our youth like the eagles. read more, Scripture: Man's greatest need makes the top of David's list! To ensure you receive the best experience on Lifeway.com, we use cookies to process information about your visit. ), Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2000), Mounce, William D., (ed. Lord God Almighty! Please see below for details. Often, love is expressed as that virtue that accepts everything. The noun sedaqah (righteous acts) is a relationship worda covenantal wordthat requires faithfulness to those with whom is in a relationship. We have been to the high heavens, at least through photographs. That phrase, holy name, has deep meaning. He then links that infinity to the infinity of Yahwehs hesedhis loving kindness. Loaded problems as people come and go. The word This word, love is translated in different ways in different English versions. The Lord, He is good like no other, loving like no other, gracious like no other, merciful like no other, full of justice like no other, and has all authority and sovereignty like no other. Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. 8 [SLOWLY] The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness. These bodies we wear are often afflicted with sickness and disease, CSB Experiencing God Bible, Hardcover, Jacketed. Over and over again gratitude is commanded because God is worthy. This is probably one of those. and He made all the difference in my life! What is the Ascension and Why Does It Matter? Jer. The Vietnamese nurse repeated the question to the little boy, who answered simply, "She's my friend.". The truth is that we are loaded, Loaded We will be looking at this in the next few verses. Allen, Leslie C., Word Biblical Commentary: Psalms 101-150 (Waco: Word Books, 1983), Anderson, A.A., The New Century Bible Commentary: Psalms 73-150 (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972), Broyles, Craig C., New International Biblical Commentary: Psalms (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999, Brueggemann, Walter, The Message of the Psalms A Theological Commentary (Minneapolis: Augsburg Press, 1984), Clifford, Richard J., Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries: Psalms 73-150 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003), DeClaisse-Walford, Nancy; Jacobson, Rolf A.; Tanner, Beth Laneel, The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Psalms (Grand Rapids: Wm. 7:25, "able to save to the UTTERMOST". B. Scientists The first time we encountered the word tob (good) was in the creation account. Praise Yahweh, my soul! (view more) Remember the Lord's Prayer, " deliver us from evil.". He is eyes began to dry, not because his surroundings were changed, but because of whose arms he was in. (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1979-1988), Brown, Francis; Driver, S.R. Raham (tender mercies), when singular, means womb. We need to be careful here. The Psalm will end with the same words, for it is the theme of the Psalm and answers our question of why we exist. his deeds (Hebrew: aliylah ) to the children of Israel (v. 7). He began to cry because everyone was a stranger and everything looked so confusing and every store was packed and he didn't have his mommy. benefits in your life? I am for the presence of the indwelling Spirit See 1Corinthians 3:16.Spirit takes up permanent residence in the believer at the moment of salvation. This sermon examines Five Kernels of Thanksgiving that David shares in Ps. These are also reasons for us to praise God from the depths of our soul. Today, as the Lord gives liberty, I want to point out, A. lovingkindness and tender mercies? 17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children; 18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. But, I would remind you this morning that 1. Some of you have terrible diseases. It certainly seems that it had appeared to this psalmist. In this verse, righteousness and justice are both plural nouns. present tense verb. Just reading it should lead us to worship. Psalms 103:1-22 (KJV) 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. The fourth cause for our praise in this Psalm is in the eternal love the Lord has for us. Rock! WebListen to audio; Psalm 103 Praise The Lord, Oh My Soul Objective: To move people to praise God. Among them are. We go through our own "molting process" from changing, the benefits of the Lord never change! allows them to soar above the storms and difficulties of life like the When the "Accuser" points his finger at Like a father he desires to give us good gifts of strength and endurance. It is a psalm of beauty and praise for the LORD. and dont forget all his benefits (Hebrew: gemul) (v. 2). If he were not compassionate, we would have no hope. In salvation He operates in the superlative, Heb. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2014), Kidner, Derek, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Psalms 73-150, Vol. But the Lord lavishes His love, mercy and compassion on us, and for that we must worship the Lord. The doctor spoke some pidgin Vietnamese, and the nurse a smattering of high-school French. This Psalm It was probably written when he was a older man. Like (Hebrew: ke) a father has compassion (Hebrew: raham) on his children, Read with me the rest of the Psalm. All Thy works shall praise Thy Name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Yahweh will not ALWAYS accuse, but that implies that he will SOMETIMES accuse. People give him plenty of cause to impose punishment, but he often withholds his judgment to give them opportunity to repentto turnto returnto change. His grace is matchless and marvelous, but His tender who redeems (Heb: gaal) your life from destruction; (Hebrew: sahatpit) 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear Him. Because He never are guilty of forgetting what God has done in us! in the problems and troubles of life, so much so that we forget where the This Psalm, Psalm 103 can help us to tune our hearts to sing Gods grace as we should. This Psalm teaches us how to praise God. I. The first cause of our worship is that the Lord is holy. Read with me from the first verse. Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name. nor repaid us for our iniquities (Hebrew: awon) (v. 10). Thank God He saw the plight of lost souls and provided We are like the little boy who got separated from his mother in the mall. Scriptures: Psalm 103 Introduction In just a few short days we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Every blessing we receive is from His gracious hand. so great is his loving kindness (Hebrew: hesed) toward those who fear him (v. 11). my expressed, written permission! man and get him excited about what he has in God and what the Lord has ENTERING INTO GOD'S PRESENCE IS THE KEY TO RECEIVE BLESSING. free from sin's bondage, sin's curse and sin's penalty, I just have to The heavens/skies above the mountains were replete with mystery. so Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him (v. 13). have a Man on the inside! We could meditate on these verses for hours and hours and not even come close to plumbing the depths of them, much less the depths of our great God. I. In fact, we enjoy when we praise the things that we admire. We have been commanded repeatedly to be thankful. in the problems and troubles of life, so much so that we forget where the You see, the world around 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. Physician as time and again He has diagnosed, treated and healed things of life". Aren't we guilty of allowing ultimate destiny in Hell that awaited every single member of the His Name brings all the benefits of God into our lives. But the Lord, He is from everlasting to everlasting. Psalms 100:4 (KJV) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. changes, Sometimes, my soul forgets just Who God is and what He has done for I. David knows 20 Bless the LORD, you His angels, Mighty in strength, who perform His word, Obeying the voice of His word! A Message on Declaring the Excellencies of Christ. Situations and circumstances cause us to wonder if God even deserves our thanks! Thats 23 with 12 zeros after itjust to the nearest star. a. All that is within me, praise his holy name! 1. Real thanksgiving is offered unto the Lord. How could my soul forget that? Let me share with you The It is the Lord who gives you life. The prophet Joel pictures that clearly, saying that Yahweh pleads: Turn to me with all your heart. All their sins are forgiven and during this time a wonderful thing begins to happen, to those who No claims of absolute so far has he removed our transgressions from us. V. Finally, as we praise, we enter into a symphony with all of creation which declares the praises of our Great God. We must recall His faithful, steadfast, loyal and merciful love that He has for us. renewed once again. Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty! II. though the darkness hide Thee, If you want to get to the depths of what it means to love and be loved, look to the cross of Christ, because there God's love came to mankind. Just consider the heavens for a minute. But, In fact, in Bible times, a man's For many, the Christian faith means no more than just a traditional ritual which connects us to our families, our pasts and even to other people. Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. But, He wasn't merely content to see it, He did All that is within me, praise his holy name! the sacrifice of Jesus at Calvary, Heb. You have merely tuned your heart to sing the praises of God, and to enter into a great symphony with all the angels, the heavens and all of creation as it praises our great God forever. It ends in exactly the same way as it begins. renewal of the eagle, he may be referring to the "molting are guilty of allowing the burdens of life and the actions of others to You see, every one of us would have squandered God's promise to the children of Israel The redemption enjoyed by the children of God The Bible cuts through all the philosophical abstractions and declares that God is a Person. Adapted from Five Kernels Of Corn, by Bruce Howell on SermonCentral.com. But this does mean that all the diseases that you used to have, they were healed by the Lord. In their minds, illness was a sign of Gods displeasure (the book of Job is an exception to this understanding), so they would have interpreted healing as a sign of forgiveness. Old Testament Sermons To say that God is love, is not to imply that love is God. That might have constituted a death sentence if travelers had not intervened to rescue Joseph from the pit and take him to Egypt as a slave (Genesis 37). This does not mean that all your diseases will be healed, for we will all one day die. have been delivered from their slavery and have a heavenly hope "Bless the Lord, O my soul: These things should lead us to praise the Lord. Loaded This is also a At that rate, it would take Voyager 1 75,000 years to reach the nearest star which is 23 trillion, 514 billion, 520 million miles away. I have never been beyond the tender touch of my Father! There are some times when we must focus and preach on the judgment of Five Kernels of Corn at Thanksgiving I wonder how many b. The eagle will only go through it once, the saint will Read with me starting in verse 15. 15 As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes. His patients and through His grace He tenderly and effectively heals 1. Because life can be difficult and not everything is always as planned it is necessary to remind ourselves of the benefits that we have due to Colossians 3:16 (KJV) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Just last month we celebrated Mother's Day and today its fitting we acknowledge the contributions all the men here make to the lives of We live at most just over 100 years. Blessings The Soul Forgets. The word hannun (gracious) means gracious or merciful. Our God is a God like no other. Is God caring? (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007), Freedman, David Noel (Ed. Preached April 21, 2010 at a Mission in Downtown Birmingham, AL by Jake Hanson. There, we can recover what we have lost and have our strength problems as people come and go. in the race, John 15:5. The mountains and the valleys which the Lord created, rejoice. Every broken bone that mended together. People are having problems with their Starting in verse 19. all are forgotten! The psalmist is not saying that Yahweh has established righteousness and justice for a particular situation, but rather that he broadcasts righteousness and justice widelyalmost recklessly. HUMOR: NOT THANKFUL 1. All Material Copyright Masterswordsmen Publications 2009- It is called "The ship of the desert". 3 (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2016), Waltner, James H., Believers Church Bible Commentary: Psalms (Scottdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 2006), Baker, Warren (ed. One of the most vivid characteristics of God is that he is a God of love. That is, He takes A quick test showed that neither American had the correct type, but several of the uninjured orphans did. The sure knowledge that He, with His rod and But all of a sudden, his mother found him and picked him up. God has your best interest in mind. than I can describe. If you really want to understand love, don't listen to love songs, or people who throw the term love around. "benefits" means "dealing". He did this through "superlative". Copyright 2003-2023 | Outreach, Inc., All rights reserved. b. You consider His lovingkindness and forgiveness, and your own weakness in this world. His life as many of you will not always been one of a man of faith, but as a man of faith was how he had lived his life for the last 16 years, prior to that time .. had His occasional sobs gave way to steady, silent crying, his eyes screwed tightly shut, his fist in his mouth to stifle his sobs. "But why would he be willing to do that?" We are told that He 1 Peter 2:24 (KJV) Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. Why? Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, And His love for those who fear Him is forever. Yahwehs compassion is like a fathers compassion for his children. WebThis model sermon, based on Psalm 103, uncovers and reminds us of God's endearing love from one of the Old Testament's most stirring passages. He doesn't just give "kindness", He give "loving After an eagle has been through the molting process, *Indicated Required Field See ourPrivacy Policy. At the supper table she asked Sean to 1:6). teach that as eagles age, their beaks and talons become encrusted Christian/Church Of Christ, The Kingdom of God is A Reality. what they have with those who are hurting! B. When He does this, the saints The word raham (compassion) suggests a visceral kind of compassiona compassion that wells up from deep inside the persona compassion deeply felt. 8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious, Because He never Yahweh executes (Hebrew: asah) righteous acts, (Hebrew: sedaqah) renewal of the eagle, he may be referring to the ", Many of us can identify with the pain rocks of affliction and pain and restored to me spiritual strength and Going to be Culminated in the Return and Reign of Jesus Christ, The Kingdom of God is Even the church is not immune from The second half is an admonition not to forget blessings (gemul) received from Yahweh. If the Lord and His presence aren't as real to you as they used to be or difficult land! Sometimes we cry out to God as David did in Psalm 119. He saw our enslavement and He saw the Is it not true that we allow ourselves to get caught up changes, Heb. Bible believers have called this psalm an "envelope psalm." God's final words to us are etched on a Roman cross. We serve a God Who always operates in the economy is bad shape as well. 44:6). He can look directly into the sun and he can soar above the storms. I miss you! The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. 2 Praise Yahweh, my soul, Today, as the Lord gives liberty, I want to point out The Blessings The Our God was not content to remain in the heavens where He established His throne, but He humbled Himself by becoming a human, so that He could prove His love for us sinners, by dying on the Cross for our sins. How long will God forget me? Notice again in Psalm 103 the number of times the personal pronouns "me" and "my" are used.
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