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Praise Yahweh, my soul, And don`t forget all his benefits;
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The Spiritual Battle to Remember
Commentators like Calvin and Spurgeon stress that our biggest obstacle to praising God is simply forgetting His goodness. The verse is an urgent command to our own souls to actively remember God's specific acts of kindness. Scholars note that this forgetfulness is a form of ingratitude that "eats into the very heart of our praise." Therefore, remembering God's benefits is a vital spiritual discipline.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Bless the Lord, O my soul - The repetition here denotes the intensity or earnestness of the psalmist's wish or desire. It is an emp…
19th Century
Anglican
Benefits. —Literally, actions, whether good or bad (Judges 9:16; Proverbs 12:14). But what a sign…
Baptist
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:
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16th Century
Protestant
And forget not any of his benefits Here, he instructs us that God, for his part, is not lacking in providing us with abundant reasons to p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Bless the Lord, O my soul Which is repeated to show the importance of the service, and the vehement desire of the ps…
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…
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