Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Psalm 103

What should I learn from this chapter?

• God’s Covenant
• God’s Miraculous Hebrew Letter “H”, “Behold!”

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

A Psalm of David.

Psalm 103:¹ Bless the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!

Psalm 103:² Bless the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:

Psalm 103:³ Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,

Psalm 103:⁴ Who redeems your life from destruction,
Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,

Psalm 103:⁵ Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103:⁶ The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) executes righteousness
And justice for all who are oppressed.

Psalm 103:⁷ He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.

Psalm 103:⁸ The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

Psalm 103:⁹ He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.

Psalm 103:¹⁰ He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

Psalm 103:¹¹ For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

Psalm 103:¹² As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

The East circles to meet the West, and neither knows its end.
Like a tornado, sins become “Gone with the Wind”.

Psalm 103:¹³ As a father pities his children (bēn),
So the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) pities those who fear Him.

• “Father Pities”
  • The Hebrew for “father pities” is “Av-raham” (Father-pities) or Ab-raham in English.
  • God changed Abram’s name to Abraham, and he became the “Father of Faith”.
  • The difference between Abram and Abraham is the addition of one single, Hebrew letter, the “Hey”, a letter that stands out among Hebrew letters as signifying a miraculous event, where a person is awestruck; it is translated “BEHOLD!”
    
• “yᵊhōvâ“ h3068 Hebrew Letters left to right: Hey ^(#5), Vav ^(#6), Hey ^(#5), Yod ^(#10).
• Or by meaning of each Hebrew Letter, “Behold! Nail! Behold! Hand! =
• The ancient letter “Hey” for “Behold” looks like a man on a cross, it also looks like a king on a throne, after all, there are two “Beholds” in God’s name.
• Verification Below:

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• The miraculous “H” added to Abram’s and Sarai’s names changes their names to Abraham and Sarah, which occurred with the prophecy of the conception of a “promised son”, Isaac.
  The miraculous “H” occurs twice in “yᵊhōvâ‘s Name”. Within the conception prophecy of a “Promised Son”, Jesus is revealed in His hands and His nails.

Psalm 103:¹⁴ For He knows our frame (Understands our constitution);
He remembers that we are dust (clay).

Psalm 103:¹⁵ As for man, his days are like grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.

Psalm 103:¹⁶ For the wind passes over it, and it is gone (not),
And its place remembers it no more.

Psalm 103:¹⁷ But the mercy of the Lord (yᵊhōvâ) is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 103:¹⁸ To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

Psalm 103:¹⁹ The Lord (yᵊhōvâ) has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.

Psalm 103:²⁰ Bless the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), you His angels (messengers),
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.

Psalm 103:²¹ Bless the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), all you His hosts,
You ministers (servants) of His, who do His pleasure.

Psalm 103:²² Bless the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), all His works,
In all places of His dominion.

Bless the Lord (yᵊhōvâ), O my soul!

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