"The Thanksgiving Psalm"~PSALM 103 , a Concluision

Cultivating AnAttitude of Gratitude” `PSALM 103 ………..(11/19/21)“The THANKSGIVINGPsalm”Praise for the Lord’s MerciesA Psalm of David.103 Bless the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name!2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:3 Who forgives all your iniquities,Who heals all your diseases,4 Who redeems your life from destruction,Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,5 Who satisfies your mouth with good things,So that youryouth is renewed like the eagle’s.PSALM 103:1 Bless the Lord Oh My Soul & All that is within me , Bless His HolyName!·        Ps.57:7  My heart is fixed, O God, myheart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.·        I Th. 5:18 in everythinggive thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.·        Dominant Theme: See vs…Ps.103:2,20,21,22·        BLESS = barak = “To Bend The Knee, with a showing of extravagant love/adoration from an inferior being to asuperior being” Mark 12:30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.' This is the firstcommandment.·        Ps. 145:1-3  I will [a]extol You,my God, O King;And I will bless Your name forever and ever.2 Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name forever and ever.3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;And His greatness is [b]unsearchable.·        CONTRAST:·         II TIM. 3:1-2  But knowthis, that in the last days [a]periloustimes will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, loversof money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,unholy,·        Lk. 17:15 15 And oneof them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voiceglorified God,   PSALM 103:2 Forget Not All HisBENEFITS…·        FORGET…PS. 106:7 Our fathers in Egypt did not understand Your wonders;They did not remember the multitude of Your mercies,But rebelled by the sea—the Red Sea.·        BENEFITS= GEM-UL recompense, rewards (good or evil) from another’s hand ·        Ge. 15:1 I am thy GREAT REWARD·        Ps. 58:11 There is a reward for the righteous·        Mtt. 6:6 Rewarded openly by the heavenly Father  ·        Ps. 68:19 He LOADETH (Burdens us ) with Benefits·        Psalms 105:5 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,Some of ABBA’sBENEFITS enumerated Here:Ps. 103:3-5Who forgivesall your iniquities,Who heals all yourdiseases,4 Who redeems your life from destruction,Who crownsyou with lovingkindness and tender mercies,5 Who satisfiesyour mouth with good things,So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.INIQUITIES= Perversions, PunishmentsPs. 103:9-12 He will not alwaysstrive with us,Nor will He keep Hisanger forever.10 He has not dealt with us according to oursins,Nor punished us according to our iniquities.11 For as the heavens arehigh above the earth,So great isHis mercy toward those who fear Him;12 As far as the east is from the west,So far has Heremoved our transgressions from us.·        Transgression= Rebellion..willful sin esp. agst. Authorities ,ARevolt ·        FORGIVETH = Eph. 1:7 In whom we have redemptionthrough his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of hisgrace;WhoHealeth ALL Thy diseases ·        Ps. 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart & binds up theirwounds·        Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded forour transgressions, he was bruisedfor our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace wasupon him; and with his stripes we are healed.·        James 5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save thesick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, theyshall be forgiven him.WhoRedeemeth Thy Life From Destruction…·        Speaks of the Kinsman Redeemer in O.T. (GOEL) to redeem nearest bloodrelative alive, had to redeem back the inheritance or Buy back from slavery·        Jesus is our KR….he gave up His Inheritance for us!·        Psalm 34:22 he LORD redeemeth the soul of hisservants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.·        Re. 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou artworthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain,and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, andpeople, and nation;Who Crowneth Thee with Love & Tender Mercies..·        Crown = spks. Of position·        Psalm 21:3 Thou settest a crown of pure Gold upon His Head·        James 1:12 Endure Temptation = Receive a crown·        I Peter 5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear,ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.·        Speaks prophetically of beauty lost in Adam being restored to theChurch/Saints           Who satisfieth Thy mouth...