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Psalm 103:20a "Bless the LORD..."

Day 109 – Psalm 103

“Bless the LORD…” Psalm 103:20a

COMMENCING THE PSALM

King David commenced Psalm 103 with a word of exhortation to his own soul to bless the Lord’s name. He cited five excellent reasons why he should extol and bless the name of the Lord (Psalm 103:1-5).

CONCLUDING THE PSALM

As King David worked on the composition of this psalm, he felt strongly convinced that he must exhort others to bless the Lord.

“Bless the LORD, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.
Bless the LORD, all you His hosts,
You ministers of His, who do His pleasure.
Bless the LORD, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!”
Psalm 103:20-22

1. A call to the angels to bless the Lord

a) They excel in strength.
b) They heed the voice of His word.
c) They would fully concur with David that God’s name should be blessed!

2. A call to all who are ministers of the Lord

a) There may be a host of people serving the Lord.
b) These who do His pleasure would be in full agreement that God’s name should be blessed.

3. A call to all His works

a) This is a very wide and general reference.
b) This could be an appeal to all that God has created.
i) In Heaven
ii) On earth
c) All should concur that God’s name deserves to be blessed! (David included himself!)