King James Version
Psalms 103:1 in the King James Version says “A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 103 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”
Psalms 103:1 · KJV
A Psalm of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Bless”
H1288to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
“O my soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“and all that is within”
H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e., the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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