“ The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. ”
The Lord is merciful and gracious - See the notes at Psalms 78:38 . The idea here is derived evidently from Exodus 34:6-7 - that great and glorious statement of God himself in regard to his ow...
CIII. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Pardoning Love. The main theme is stated in Psalms 103:6-14 . Yahweh is just, He rights the oppressed, but above all He is considerate and ready to pardon...
merciful . compassionate, or pitiful. Compare Psalms 103:13 . Slow to anger . long-suffering. mercy . lovingkindness, or grace. Compare Exodus 34:6 ; Exodus 34:7 .
8. Jehovah is merciful and gracious David seems to allude to the exclamation of Moses, recorded in Exodus 34:6 , where the nature of God, revealed in a remarkable way, is more clearly descr...
DISCOURSE: 673 THE GOODNESS OF GOD Psalms 103:8-13 . The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger for ever....
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. The Lord is merciful - See the note on Psalms 86:15 .
The Lord is merciful and gracious— It is astonishing, after a sentence like this, that any persons should be so blinded by their zeal for infidelity, as to represent the God of the Hebrews as a se...
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. -From praising God's favour our in perpetually renewing the vigour of David's line, when seemingly on the point of ext...
In this Ps. the hope of the previous one has been fulfilled, and sorrow has given place to thanksgiving. Its probable date is soon after the return from exile. The Psalmist utters his personal gratit...
Merciful and Gracious. — The original confession ( Exodus 34:6 ) had become a formula of the national faith. In addition to the marginal references, see Joel 2:13 ; Psalms 145:8 .
Psalms 103:1-22 THERE are no clouds in the horizon, nor notes of sadness in the music, of this psalm. No purer outburst of thankfulness enriches the Church. It is well that, amid the many psalms w...
the Lord's Abundant Mercies Psalms 103:1-12 David's name heads this peerless psalm, which expresses, as none other, the soul of the universal Church and of the individual Christian. Notice the...
It seems almost a work of supererogation to write anything about this psalm. It is perhaps the most perfect song of pure praise to be found in the Bible. It has become the common inheritance of all w...
If we read these verses as we ought, with a view to Christ, here most eminently hath Jehovah manifested those sovereign acts of mercy and judgment, by redemption in his dear Son. And, surely, it was...
The Lord is merciful and gracious ,.... So he made himself known to Moses, Exodus 34:6 , and so David found him to be, and therefore calls upon his soul to bless his name. God is "merciful" in the...
The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Ver. 8. The Lord is merciful and gracious ] These are Moses's very expressions, Exodus 34:6 . Theodoret calleth him, wo...
The Lord is merciful and gracious See on Exodus 34:6 . Slow to anger Not speedily punishing sinners, but patiently waiting for their repentance. He will not always chide Or contend by his judg...
Goodness and Compassion of God. 6 The L ORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He ma...
Slow to anger; not speedily punishing sinners, but patiently waiting for their repentance.
INTRODUCTION This, as appears from the superscription, is one of David’s Psalms. It is a Psalm of great beauty and preciousness, and has been a great favourite of devout souls in all ages. The fulne...
Let us read, dear friends, the one hundred and third Psalm, not because we do not know it, but because I trust that we know it by heart, and feel that it is a fit expression for our heart's thankfuln...
This is a psalm of David, written after some recent deliverance from sickness, or other affliction. The composition is the unfolding of the heart in gratitude to God, for personal and for national me...
Bless the Lord, O my soul. A song of praise Like stately pillars supporting a solemn temple, three noble psalms, placed side by side, exalt the glory of Jehovah: 103 glorifies the God of grace;...
EXPOSITION A PSALM of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression ( Psalms 103:3 , Psalms 103:8-19 , Psalms 103:17...
Hymn to the Mercy of God. A psalm of David, voicing his thankful acknowledgment of God's gifts and blessings upon himself, the conclusion calling upon all creatures to join in his song of praise.
Deuteronomy 5:10 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 1:8 ; Exodus 34:6 ; Exodus 34:7 ; Isaiah 55:7 ; Jeremiah 32:18 ; Joel 2:13 ; Jonah 4:2 ; Nahum 1:3 ; Nehemiah 9:17 ; Numbers 14:18 ; Psalms 8...