< Psalms 103 >

The people of God have every reason to bless him,vs.1-2Psalms 103:1-2XWaiting for response especially because he forgives all their iniquities.v.3Psalms 103:3XWaiting for response The promise of God is that he will raise the saints from the dead, redeeming their life from destruction; save them from all the afflictions of the flesh, healing all their diseases by making them immortal; crown them with lovingkindness and tender mercies; and “renew their youth like the eagle’s” so that they are perpetually young.vs.3-5Psalms 103:3-5XWaiting for response

The LORD is righteous and executes justice v.6Psalms 103:6XWaiting for response and his true character was made known to Israel v.7Psalms 103:7XWaiting for response and thereby to us in his word. We know, therefore, he is merciful and gracious v.8Psalms 103:8XWaiting for response and, although we are all sinners, he has not punished us accordingly. v.10Psalms 103:10XWaiting for response The wonderful promise is that, if we are accounted his children, like a father v.13Psalms 103:13XWaiting for response he will remove our sins from us as far as the east is from the west! v.12Psalms 103:12XWaiting for response This marvellous outcome, however, is restricted to those who respond to God correctly, “for the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him... to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them”.vs.17-18Psalms 103:17-18XWaiting for response

We are only “dust and ashes” v.14Psalms 103:14XWaiting for response and at death we pass away like the grass of the field and are not known of again.v.15Psalms 103:15XWaiting for response God knows our frame,v.14Psalms 103:14XWaiting for response for he made us, and we should acknowledge our mortal nature so we can embrace the hope of eternal life by resurrection from the dead. At the resurrection, if accepted by Jesus, we shall be made like the angels Luke 20:35-36Luke 20:35-36XWaiting for response “that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word”.v.20Psalms 103:20XWaiting for response The great purpose of God is to redeem a great multitude of men and women from among the nations to be, during the future age, “his hosts; ministers of his, that do his pleasure”.v.21Psalms 103:21XWaiting for response