Psalm 103: God is Gracious
- Psalms 103
- Steve Hart
- Jan 30, 2011
- Series: Psalms: Meditation and Renewal
Psalm 103 is a feast. David, a man of great power and importance, the king of Israel, is preaching to his own soul about who God is and what God has done. David knows that our biggest temptation is to forgetfulness - "bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits" - so he's written Psalm 103 as a way to remember. In it he recalls his own frailty, a great antidote to pride and self-reliance. But he spends the vast majority of the Psalm remembering and delighting himself in the abundance of God's grace in forgiving, healing, redeeming, crowning, and satisfying the hearts of the needy and broken. Psalm 103 is a feast for those who by grace are becoming aware of their emptiness, frailty, and sin. God is gracious!