The 103rd Psalm is a Psalm of David. If anyone needed these blessings from the Lord, he did! David committed the "big" sins of theft, adultery and murder. David was much like us. Though his sins were big and many, he tried to cover them up just as we do. We might not have committed the "big" sins, but we have deceived ourselves into thinking that lust, gossip, greed and laziness are not quite so bad as the "big" sins. God doesn't see it that way, so we are just as much in need of God's pardon, forgiveness and other blessings as David was. Because of His grace and mercy, God supplies these blessings to those who believe in Him and seek Him:
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 as long as you live so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's (Psalms 103: 2-5).
I encourage you to read the whole of Psalms 103--it is one of my favorite Psalms.
Our Father's Blessings,
Tom
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