Saturday, September 17, 2022

Bible in one year 9/17 2022 Psalm 103-104 & a worship song By Rev.Katherine Liu Bruce

The worship song : "Praise the Lord" I composed, recorded and produced in my seventh worship album " Sing O daughter of Zion" which reflects Psalm 103. it urges His people forget not all His benefits who forgive all your sins and heals all your deceases. As a father has compassion on his children so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. by Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce Christian Arts Ministries Florida, U.S.A. copyright 2011-2016

Bible in one year 9/17 2022 Psalm 103-104

By Rev. Katherine Liu Bruce                                                                                                          

Christian Arts Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music; Pastoral ministry & Counseling

 Psalm 103 A psalm of David. This magnificent hymn praises God for His personal blessings(v.1-5), for His national blessings (vv.6-7), for His forgiving love(vv.8-14), for His eternal love(vv.15-18), and concludes with a universal call to praise(vv.19-22).

Psalm103:1-22

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s (vv.1-5).

The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. He made known his way to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. (vv.6-8).

He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (vv.9-12).

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more. (vv.11-16).

But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children –with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts. (vv.17-18).

The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. Praise the Lord, you his angels. You mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. (vv.19-20).

Praise the Lord, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the Lord, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, O my soul. (vv.21-22).

Psalm 104 In this hymn of praise, a poetic parallel to Gen.1, the psalmist portrays the Lord as the One who created the heavens (v.1-4) and the earth (vv.5-9), who adapted the earth for the needs of all living creatures (vv.10-23), who has dominion over all creation(vv.24-32), and is worthy of praise(vv.33-35).

Psalm 104:1-35

Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.(vv.1-4).

He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them. You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth. (vv.5-9).

He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate –bringing forth food from the earth; wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread that sustains his heart. (vv.10-15).

The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees. The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys. The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens. Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening. How many are your work, O Lord! in wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number—living things both large and small. There the ships go to and for, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.(vv.16-26).

These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth. (vv.27-30).

May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works. He who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord. But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord. (vv.31-35).

 

Bibliography,

Ryrie, Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible Institute, 1986.

 


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