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Praise with Your Whole Being
Commentators explain that "Bless the Lord, O my soul" is a call for more than just words. The phrase "all that is within me" is a summons for every faculty—your mind, will, emotions, and memory—to engage in praise. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill clarify that this praise is an expression of deep affection and gratitude, a total-person response to God's goodness.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 103:1
18th Century
Theologian
Bless the Lord, O my soul - The word “bless,” as applied to God, means to praise, implying always a strong affection for him as well as a …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 103:1
19th Century
Preacher
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
If external things are not joyous, let all that is withi…
John Calvin
On Psalms 103:1
16th Century
Theologian
Bless Jehovah, O my soul! The prophet, by stirring himself up to gratitude, gives by his own example a lesson to everyone about the duty i…
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John Gill
On Psalms 103:1
17th Century
Pastor
Bless the Lord, O my soul
His better part, his soul, which comes immediately from God, and returns to him, which is …
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 103:1–5
17th Century
Minister
By the pardon of sin, that which kept good things from us is taken away, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. Th…