“Bless 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.” Ps 103:1-2
David reminds his soul to bless the LORD and to not forget all his (God’s) benefits or treatment. How has good God treated us? In this Psalm, we see several ways that God has treated us or has chosen to not treat us.
Read through the Psalm and your will discover these things:
v God forgives all our iniquity
v God heals all our diseases
v God redeems our life from the pit
v God crowns us with steadfast love and mercy
v God satisfies us with good so that our strength is renewed
v God works righteousness and justice for the oppressed
v God is merciful, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love
v God does not deal with us according to our sin
v God does not repay us according to our sins
v God removes our sin from us as far as the east is from the west
v God shows compassion towards those who fear him
v God’s love is from everlasting to everlasting
We ought to always thank God for all the ways he treats us. How has God treated you? Give him thanks for these things that are listed and for those things that come to your mind. Take some time every day to thank God for him and all the blessings that flow from his throne.
“Praise God from Whom all blessings flow”
