Psalms 103 Explained!!

[Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks, PsyD]

Click Reference Link to Read Psalms 103 Chapter: BibleRef.com

Reference & Commentary for Psalms 103:

Enduring Word Commentary

Psalms 103 Title: “BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL”

Book Summary:

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context (END OF BOOK SUMMARY – THE REST ARE MY NOTES).

To help you all and myself get a full understanding of the Book of Psalms, I went back to the beginning of Psalms, and included an explanation of each Chapter I have read. Again, this will help you all dig deep into your study of the Book of Psalm. And just as some of the current explanation of the Psalms having the Scripture links, and some won’t, so will these reposted ones have the same.

We are now caught up with the previous Psalms (Psalms 1 to 43) posting. Therefore, continuing today, April 9^th, and until we reach the last Psalm, which is Psalm 150, only one Psalm will be posted on the website per day. And that is the Psalm for that particular day – today’s Psalm is Psalm 103. However, all the previous Psalms will be attached to each day’s Psalm on the website.

I still think it is a great idea to go back and study the previous Psalms. Because now, they all have the explanations so you all can get a better understanding of each Psalm.

And the explanation to each Psalm, will also help you all see that the people in the days of Psalms, also had questions for God and they expressed them – they poured out their hearts to God. Therefore, it’s okay to ask God questions and express your deep heart’s thought to Him – He ALREADY KNOW anyway before the words comes out of your mouth!! Therefore we can’t hide anything from God – and why would we want to?

RUN TO GOD AND NOT FROM HIM!!! GOD IS NOT THE SOURCE OF YOUR PROBLEMS BUT HE IS THE SOLUTION!!! THEREFORE DON’T GET UPSET WITH GOD BECAUSE YOUR LIFE IS NOT GOING THE WAY YOU THINK IT SHOULD – PARTNER WITH GOD, ASKING HOLY SPIRIRT FOR A REVELATION ON WHAT’S GOING ON, LISTEN, AND FOLLOW HIS INSTRUCTION EXACTLEY!!!!

AND WHY BE SURPRISE AT WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR LIFE? JESUS TOLD THE DISCIPLES IN JOHN 16:33 THAT IN THE WORLD THEY WOULD TRIBULATIONS BUT TO BE OF GOOD CHEER BECAUSE HE HAD OVERCOME THE WORLD!! AND THAT GOES FOR US TOO!! THIS IS WHAT JESUS SAID IN THE NLT VERSION:

JOHN 16:33 (NLT), “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”

ALWAYS remember, God knows how we feel in our hearts when we are hard pressed down by the things of life – GOD LOVES US NO MATTER WHAT WE GO THROUGH (Romans 8)!! WHAT WE GO THROUGH DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT JESUS DIED FOR US SO WE COULD BE FORGIVEN OF ALL OUR SINS, RESTORING OUR RELATIONSHIP BACK TO THE FATHER, HEALING AND RESTORING OUR HEALTH, GIVING US HIS ABUNDANT LIFE, SENDING HOLY SPIRIT TO HELP US, AND SOOOO MUCH MORE!!! Therefore, God wants us to come to HIM and CAST ALL those CARES, things upon Him, just like the people in the Psalms. GOD CARES FOR US (1 Peter 5:7)!!

As we see from the Psalms, NO MATTER WHAT David faced, he PRAISED, THANKED, AND WORSHIPPED GOD!! NOT that he was glad he was going through, but he TRUSTED that GOD WOULD rescue him, and bring him through WHATEVER he faced; David remembered that GOD had brought him through every time in the past!! Therefore, let us each day, as we read these Psalms, do as David did, PRAISE, THANK, AND WORSHIP GOD for HIS GOODNESS to us!!

There is ALWAYS something we can look back at, and see how GOD, our ABBA, has brought us out of!! And we can look at our present lives, and see GOD bringing us out of something every day!!

GOD IS A GOOD. GOOD, GOOD FATHER to us; HE takes GREAT care of us!!

Questions:

1. In today’s Psalm, do you see what David is praising God for, being thankful to God for, or worshiping God for?

2. Today, what are YOU praising God for, thankful to God for, or worshipping God for?

Just as before, I pray the explanation of each Chapter of the Book of Psalms, is a BLESSING to you all as you all dive deeper into the Word of God this year!!

And don’t forget to pray as you study this material, asking Holy Spirit to give you all the revelational knowledge YOU NEED, to transform your life from the inside out!! I pray this year will be your BEST year ever!! Stay walking hand in hand with our loving Heavenly Father, our ABBA, ALWAYS acknowledging Holy Spirit to lead and guide you in the way you should go daily, not going your own way, and be a disciple of Jesus, not a fan, then you won’t go wrong!!

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God’s BLESSINGS to you all and your families!! 

In Christ,

Rev. Dr. Dorothy E. Hooks