What does Psalms 103:1 mean?

Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalms 103:1, King James Version

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The verse in its chapter

Psalms 103:1-3

  1. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
  2. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
  3. 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Study note

Tyndale Open Study Notes (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ps 103 This psalm celebrates the Lord’s perfection, compassion, forgiveness, and goodness.

103:1-6 The psalmist offers praise for the Lord’s goodness.

103:1-2 Let all that I am praise the Lord: Pss 103 and 104 each open and close with this commitment (103:1-2, 22; 104:1, 35; see also 146:1).

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About the book of Psalms

Author
several authors; 73 psalms bear David's name in the title
When
from the 10th century BC to after the exile
Period
Reino unido, c. 1050 a 930 a.C. (in Portuguese)

Authorship: the book itself or Christian tradition. Approximate dates, as in Carson and Moo, An Introduction to the New Testament, and Longman and Dillard, An Introduction to the Old Testament.

In the Mercy Bible Atlas (in Portuguese)

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