Day 238: God's Benefit Package (Psalm 103:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Chronicles 26:1-28:27)

Day 238: God's Benefit Package (Psalm 103:1-12, 2 Corinthians 1:1-11, 2 Chronicles 26:1-28:27

Psalm 103:1-12

Psalm 103

Of David.

1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
  all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
  and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
  and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
  and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
  so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The Lord works righteousness
  and justice for all the oppressed.

7 He made known his ways to Moses,
  his deeds to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
  slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
  nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
  or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
  so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
  so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Commentary

Remember and thank God for all his benefits

There is so much to praise God for. David appears almost to be speaking to himself and urging himself on: ‘O my soul, bless God, from head to toe, I’ll bless his holy name! O my soul, bless God, don’t forget a single blessing!’ (vv.1–2, MSG).

David had clearly faced many troubles in his life: sin, disease and ‘the pit’ (vv.3–4). Yet he, like the apostle Paul (2 Corinthians 1:3), begins with praise for so many of God’s benefits.

1. Forgiveness

God forgives all your sins (Psalm 103:3): ‘he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities’ (v.10); ‘as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us’ (v.12).

2. Healing

God ‘heals all your diseases’. One day we will be completely healed. We see signs of this now, when God heals us directly and supernaturally. In addition, God has put in our bodies the immune system, antibodies and the mending process.

3. Redemption

God ‘redeems your life from the pit’ (v.4a). There is no pit so deep that God’s redemption cannot reach.

4. Love

He ‘crowns you with love and compassion’ (v.4b): ‘for as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him’ (v.11).

5. Satisfaction

He ‘satisfies your desires with good things’ (v.5a).

Prayer

I praise you, Lord, for all your benefits: for your forgiveness and healing, for redeeming me, for crowning me with love and compassion and for satisfying me with good things.

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