Psalm 103:1-3 KJV says, “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: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's”
The Message translation says, “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! He forgives your sins - every one. He heals your diseases - every one. He redeems you from hell - saves your life! He crowns you with love and mercy - a paradise crown. He wraps you in goodness - beauty eternal. He renews your youth - you're always young in his presence.”
The NIRV says, “I will praise the Lord. Deep down inside me, I will praise him. I will praise him, because his name is holy. I will praise the Lord. I won't forget anything he does for me. He forgives all my sins. He heals all my sicknesses. He saves my life from going down into the grave. His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king. He satisfies me with the good things I long for. Then I feel young and strong again, just like an eagle.”
I like how each of these translations bring out a different understanding of what we should bless or magnify and worship the Lord for in our lives.
First of all it starts out that our soul or everything from our head to our toe should worship or magnify the Lord. And, to worship and magnify His name because He is holy. To worship God, requires action on our part. To worship is to perform an act of glorification, love and adoration to God. To put is short and sweet, worship is showing God glory, love and adoration with our whole being from head to toe.
So, what are the thing we can worship God for? 1) For all His benefits. Don’t forget to thank and praise Him for a single blessing! Our lives are full of blessings. Take time to worship Him for them. 2) He forgives our ALL iniquities or sins. We are all guilty of sin and deserve punishment. But, He forgives ALL our sins and wipes the slate clean. 3) He heals ALL diseases and sicknesses. When we think of disease and sickness, we normally think of anything that disrupts the body from functioning normally. Which, He is capable of healing all disease and sickness of the body. But, spiritually we can have diseases and sicknesses of the heart/mind…He heals all of those also. 4) He redeems our lives from destruction or hell. To redeem means to “to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price”. This means, He paid the price so that we can be free and avoid the penalty of our sins. 5) He crowns us with loving kindness and tender mercies. He surrounds and reward us with His love, goodness and mercy. Psalm 23:6, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” 6) He satisfies our mouth with good things. The word mouth in this set of scriptures is translated from the Hebrew as ornaments or trappings. A trapping is an outward decoration or dress. He wraps and adorns our life with good things. 7) He renews and repairs us to a state of youthfulness. I found it interesting that the Hebrew word youth in this verse originates from a word that also means servant. He renews and repairs our lives so that we can have the heart of a servant once again.
We have SO much to worship Him for…we need to take time today to truly worship Him for these things. He deserves our worship…and not half-heartedly…but a worship that involves our whole being! ♥
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