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Praise the LORD, my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/103.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, everything he has created, everything in all his kingdom. Let all that I am praise the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/103.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/103.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/103.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/103.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/103.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/103.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/103.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all you works of His, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/103.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Bless Yahweh, all you works of His, In all places of His rule; Bless Yahweh, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/103.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion; Bless <i>and</i> affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/103.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his works in all the places where he rules. My soul, bless the LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/103.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, all His works in all the places where He rules. My soul, praise Yahweh! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/103.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Bless Jehovah, all ye his works, In all places of his dominion: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/103.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All of God's creation and all that he rules, come and praise your LORD! With all my heart I praise the LORD! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/103.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all ye his works, in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/103.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, all his creatures in all the places of his empire. Praise the LORD, my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/103.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, all his creatures in all the places he rules. Praise the LORD, my soul! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/103.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his creation, in all the places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/103.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/103.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the LORD, O my soul! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/103.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Praise the LORD, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/103.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/103.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Praise Yahweh, all you works of his, in all places of his dominion. Praise Yahweh, my soul! <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/103.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Bless YHWH, all you His works, "" In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, YHWH!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/103.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Bless Jehovah, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/103.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Praise Jehovah all ye his works in all places of his dominions: praise Jehovah, O my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/103.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion, O my soul, bless thou the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/103.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 102:22>Bless the Lord, all his works: in every place of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/103.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his creatures, everywhere in his domain. Bless the LORD, my soul! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/103.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/103.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all his works, in all places of his dominion; bless the LORD, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/103.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bless LORD JEHOVAH, all his Servants who are in all the Earth of his dominion. Bless LORD JEHOVAH, oh my soul! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/103.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, all ye His works, In all places of His dominion; Bless the LORD, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/103.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Bless the Lord, all his works, in every place of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/103-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12797" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/103.htm">Bless the LORD, O My Soul</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>Bless the LORD, all His hosts, you servants who do His will. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: bā·ră·ḵū (V-Piel-Imp-mp) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">Bless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">His works</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mə·qō·mō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">places</a> <a href="/hebrew/4475.htm" title="4475: mem·šal·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Rule, dominion, realm. Feminine of mimshal; rule; also a realm or a ruler.">of His dominion.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: bā·ră·ḵî (V-Piel-Imp-fs) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">Bless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">O my soul!</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-1.htm">Psalm 148:1-14</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places. / Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His heavenly hosts. / Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/150-1.htm">Psalm 150:1-6</a></span><br />Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens. / Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness. / Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-13.htm">Revelation 5:13</a></span><br />And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-1.htm">Revelation 19:1-6</a></span><br />After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! / For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” / And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Isaiah 42:10-12</a></span><br />Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them. / Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. / Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-23.htm">Isaiah 44:23</a></span><br />Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></span><br />Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-28.htm">Daniel 3:28-30</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. / Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.” / Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-13.htm">Luke 2:13-14</a></span><br />And suddenly there appeared with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying: / “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-6.htm">Hebrews 1:6</a></span><br />And again, when God brings His firstborn into the world, He says: “Let all God’s angels worship Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/16-31.htm">1 Chronicles 16:31-33</a></span><br />Let the heavens be glad, and the earth rejoice. Let them say among the nations, ‘The LORD reigns!’ / Let the sea resound, and all that fills it; let the fields exult, and all that is in them. / Then the trees of the forest will sing for joy before the LORD, for He is coming to judge the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.</p><p class="hdg">all his works</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-10.htm">Psalm 145:10</a></b></br> All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/148-3.htm">Psalm 148:3-12</a></b></br> Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/150-6.htm">Psalm 150:6</a></b></br> Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">bless the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Psalm 103:1</a></b></br> <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, <i>bless</i> his holy name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">Psalm 104:1,35</a></b></br> Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-1.htm">Psalm 146:1</a></b></br> Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/103-21.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/psalms/72-8.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-13.htm">Everywhere</a> <a href="/psalms/102-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/103-21.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/psalms/103-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/103-6.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/psalms/114-2.htm">Dominion</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-3.htm">Everywhere</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/106-41.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 103</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">An exhortation to bless God for his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">And for the constancy thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/103.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/103.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Bless the LORD, all His works</b><br>This phrase calls for all of creation to praise God. The term "works" encompasses everything God has made, reflecting the biblical theme of creation's testimony to God's glory (<a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a>). The call to bless the Lord is an invitation for all created things to acknowledge God's sovereignty and goodness. This echoes the creation narrative in Genesis, where God saw that everything He made was "very good" (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>).<p><b>in all places of His dominion.</b><br>God's dominion is universal, extending over all the earth and the heavens. This phrase emphasizes God's omnipresence and omnipotence, reminding believers that there is no place beyond His rule. The concept of God's dominion is a recurring theme in the Psalms, highlighting His authority over nations and nature (<a href="/psalms/47-2.htm">Psalm 47:2</a>). It also points to the future establishment of God's kingdom on earth, as prophesied in <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>.<p><b>Bless the LORD, O my soul!</b><br>The psalmist concludes with a personal exhortation, urging his own soul to bless the Lord. This reflects a deep, personal commitment to worship and gratitude. The repetition of this phrase from the beginning of the psalm (<a href="/psalms/103.htm">Psalm 103:1</a>) underscores the importance of individual devotion. It serves as a reminder that worship is not only a communal activity but also a personal responsibility. This personal call to worship is seen throughout the Psalms, where the psalmist often speaks to his own soul, encouraging faith and trust in God (<a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Psalm 42:11</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal, self-existent nature and His relationship with His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/all_his_works.htm">All His Works</a></b><br>Refers to all of creation, both animate and inanimate, that God has made and sustains.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/places_of_his_dominion.htm">Places of His Dominion</a></b><br>Encompasses the entire universe, as God’s dominion is limitless and extends over all creation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist (David)</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed to King David, who is expressing a personal and communal call to worship and bless the LORD.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_soul.htm">The Soul</a></b><br>Represents the innermost being of a person, emphasizing a deep, heartfelt worship and blessing of God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_worship.htm">Universal Call to Worship</a></b><br>All of creation is called to bless the LORD, reminding us that worship is not limited to humans but is a cosmic activity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_responsibility_in_worship.htm">Personal Responsibility in Worship</a></b><br>The psalmist’s call to his own soul emphasizes personal responsibility in worship. We must actively engage our hearts and minds in blessing God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognition_of_god's_sovereignty.htm">Recognition of God’s Sovereignty</a></b><br>Acknowledging God’s dominion over all places reminds us of His ultimate authority and control over the universe, encouraging trust and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integration_of_worship_in_daily_life.htm">Integration of Worship in Daily Life</a></b><br>Blessing the LORD should be a continuous act, integrated into every aspect of our lives, not just reserved for specific times or places.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_in_community_worship.htm">Encouragement in Community Worship</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the psalm encourages believers to join together in worship, strengthening the body of Christ through shared praise.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_103.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 103</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_david_write_psalm_41,_or_is_it_later.htm">Is there solid historical or textual evidence that David definitively authored Psalm 41, or could it be a later composition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_holy_spirit's_patience.htm">What is the patience of the Holy Spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_god's_kingdom_and_heaven_differ.htm">How do the Kingdom of God and Heaven differ?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/103.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">All his works.</span>--Not only the heavens and their hosts, but<p>"Earth with her thousand voices praises God."<p>Nor can the psalmist himself remain silent, but must repeat the self-dedication with winch he began his song.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/103.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/19-1.htm">Psalm 19:1-4</a>; <a href="/psalms/145-10.htm">Psalm 145:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7-13</a>). The "works of God" - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> his material universe - cannot, of course, he said to "bless" God in the same sense that men and angels do; but, in a language of their own, they set forth his glory, and to the poetic mind seem truly to sing his praise. The "Song of the Three Children" is a natural outburst from devout hearts. <span class="cmt_word">Bless the Lord, O my soul</span> (comp. ver. 1, and the comment <span class="accented">ad loc.</span>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/103-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Bless</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרֲכ֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ră·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֨ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His works</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשָׂ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">places</span><br /><span class="heb">מְקֹמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·qō·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His dominion.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶמְשַׁלְתּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(mem·šal·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4475.htm">Strong's 4475: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rule, a realm, a ruler</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Bless</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּרֲכִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ră·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O my soul!</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/103-22.htm">Psalm 103:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/103-22.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 103:22 Praise Yahweh all you works of his (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/103-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 103:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 103:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>