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Psalms 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses his own soul immediately after commanding it to bless Yahweh, establishing the framework for the specific divine interventions listed in verse 3.
The words — תִּ֝שְׁכְּחִ֗י (tishkechi) literally means “you forget,” negated by אַל (al) to form the prohibition “do not forget,” directly governing כָּל־גְּמוּלָיו (kol-gemulav), “all his benefits.”
The thread — The imperative to remember God’s past works appears in Psalms 105:5, while Isaiah 63:7 connects remembrance to declaring His loving devotion, and Psalms 116:12 contrasts this memory with a rhetorical question about repaying the LORD for His goodness.
Why it lands — The text commands the reader to actively retain memory of God’s past kindnesses as the necessary foundation for worship, immediately preceding the explicit list of forgiveness and healing in verse 3.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 63:7 I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
- Psalms 116:12 How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
- Psalms 105:5 Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Luke 17:15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
- Deuteronomy 6:12 be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 32:18 You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
- Deuteronomy 32:6 Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you?
- 2 Chronicles 32:25 But because his heart was proud, Hezekiah did not repay the favor shown to him. Therefore wrath came upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.
- Psalms 106:21 They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
- Deuteronomy 8:10 When you eat and are satisfied, you are to bless the LORD your God for the good land that He has given you.