Psalm 103

Thankful for this beautiful Psalm and all the promises within.

Tonight {and forever}, Lord, I will praise thee.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

and all that is within me,
bless his holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits,

who forgives all your iniquity,
who heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

The Lord works righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
his acts to the people of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

He will not always chide,
nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
As a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like grass;
he flourishes like a flower of the field;
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from 

   everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
and his righteousness to children's children,
to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.
The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
and his kingdom rules over all.

Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
you mighty ones who do his word,
obeying the voice of his word!
Bless the Lord, all his hosts,
his ministers, who do his will!
Bless the Lord, all his works,
in all places of his dominion.

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Why the Title?

"The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all and His mercy is over all that He has made" {Psalm 145:9}


"Mercies, anew". It's a pretty simple title, isn't it?  Well, it may seem simple at first glance, however, its meaning is anything but simple.
        At some place and time in our lives we have shown mercy to others. If you sit there and think about it, I'm sure many different circumstances would start flooding your mind. You'll think about the time you showed mercy to the girl who made fun of your imperfections, or to the guy or girl who pleaded for forgiveness after leaving you for another, or maybe even to your dog who decided it would rather use your foot than the closest fire-hydrant. Whatever the case, we are all aware of what mercy entails. But, think about this. The Creator of the Universe created man in His own image, but due to our sinful desires, we chose to rebel against the Creator's perfect plan, and live for our own glory, rather than for His.  How should our Creator respond to this?
        The other day, while reading C.J. Mahaney's, Living the Cross Centered Life, I came across this statement that absolutely floored me: "Considering how our sin must appear in the pure sight of the righteous and holy God who created us, why are we even still here, alive and breathing?" What a statement. We (the creation) are sinful/God (the Creator) is righteous and holy. That's pretty much all we need to know in order to wonder, "Hmm how am I still here, alive and breathing?" That's our Creator's mercy upon us, which surpasses any mercy we have or ever will show to anyone or anything. 
        I'll have the Apostle Paul explain it a tad further:

 "You were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience- among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. BUT GOD, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ-- by grace you have been saved-- and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness towards us in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 2:5-7).   

{{Seriously, Praise the Lord for that "But God"!}}


Mercies anew, that is what He provides daily in my life. Without it, I would be without breath. Without it, I would be without hope. Above all, without it, I'd be eternally without Him.


"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness"- {Lamentations 3:22-23}
... It's beautiful. It's truth. And He is my God.