Psalm 103:8

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 103:8

Slow to anger; not speedily punishing sinners, but patiently waiting for their repentance. read more

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 103:1-22

INTRODUCTIONThis, as appears from the superscription, is one of David’s Psalms. It is a Psalm of great beauty and preciousness, and has been a great favourite of devout souls in all ages. The fulness of the mercy of God in the forgiveness of sins and the enrichment of the soul, and His tender, fatherly pity for His frail and dying children, are here gracefully and gratefully celebrated. It must have been composed at a time when the Poet’s soul was filled with precious and grateful recollections... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 103:8-13

DISCOURSE: 673THE GOODNESS OF GODPsalms 103:8-13. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities, for as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 103:1-22

Psalms 103:1-22 , a favorite psalm of thanksgiving time. I trust that it wasn't so long ago that you have already forgotten how thankful you were.Bless the LORD, O my soul ( Psalms 103:1 ):Now this is a command of David, or a command of David, the psalmist to himself. David often was talking to his inward man, talking to his soul. And here he is commanding himself, commanding his soul to bless the Lord, "Bless the Lord, my soul." In one psalm, David, in talking to his soul, said, "Why are you... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 103:1-22

This is a psalm of David, written after some recent deliverance from sickness, or other affliction. The composition is the unfolding of the heart in gratitude to God, for personal and for national mercies. He calls not only on men, but also on angels to join the choir. The title, “a psalm of David,” is supported by all the Versions. Psalms 103:3 . Who forgiveth who healeth all thy diseases. Sins and afflictions are synonymous terms in Hebrew piety, and of frequent occurrence. Isaiah 38:17.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 103:1-22

Psalms 103:1-22Bless the Lord, O my soul.A song of praiseLike stately pillars supporting a solemn temple, three noble psalms, placed side by side, exalt the glory of Jehovah: 103 glorifies the God of grace; 104 the God of nature; 105 the God of history. Each springs from a strong pedestal of adoration, and is crowned with a rich capital of praise.I. This is a psalm of humanity. It is a true psalm of life; the experience of a throbbing human heart; born of the Holy Ghost, in travail of soul,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 103:6-14

Psalms 103:6-14The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. God’s conduct towards mankindIn the preceding verses the hymnist exhorts himself to praise the Great God on account of the benefits conferred on himself. Here he strikes off into general reasons why he and all men should bless His holy name.I. God’s conduct in relation to the socially oppressed. He “executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed” (Job 36:5-6; Isaiah 10:1-2; Proverbs... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 103:8

Psalms 103:8The Lord is merciful and gracious.The mercy of GodI. Define the idea of mercy. It is the exercise of a Divine benevolence in respect to a guilty being, and such an exercise, that if it had been wholly wanting, no just judgment could ever have impeached the benevolence of God. Mercy is the intervention of gratuitous goodness. It is benevolence, bending in pity and compassion over the very creature, whose guiltiness has deserved the everlasting abandonment of Heaven.II. Guard against... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 103:8

Psa 103:8 The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Ver. 8. The Lord is merciful and gracious ] These are Moses’s very expressions, Exodus 34:6 . Theodoret calleth him, worthily, the great ocean of divinity, &c. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 103:8

merciful: Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 130:7, Psalms 145:8, Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18, Deuteronomy 5:10, Nehemiah 9:17, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 32:18, Romans 5:20, Romans 5:21, Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 1:8 slow: Joel 2:13, Jonah 4:2, Nahum 1:3 plenteous in mercy: Heb. great of mercy Reciprocal: Genesis 19:16 - the Lord 2 Samuel 24:14 - for his 1 Chronicles 21:13 - great Nehemiah 9:31 - gracious Psalms 26:11 - and Psalms 62:12 - mercy Psalms 86:13 - great Psalms 111:4 -... read more

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