Psalm 103: 1-5
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;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Early in my Christian life I found this Psalm, and it impressed me so that I set these first five verses to music, repeating the first line at the end. Then, shortly before my Daddy died I sang it to him. I'm so glad I could share this wonderful song with the one who sired and raised me.
I forgave him for the mistakes he made in my childhood, and was able to let him know that God had rescued me out of the sinful lifestyle I had been living. And God also had saved him when he married his second wife.
God has been so good to me, preserving my life from death, knowing that He would draw me to Himself. And He has always met my every need, even before I knew I needed it. And in His generosity, He has also blessed me in so many ways beyond my bare needs, to grant me so many of my wants, also.
He is good, and my soul blesses His holy Name! I thank Him for all the wonderful blessings He has lavished on me in His love for me. He has graced me with good physical health, a loving husband for 30 years, for three beautiful and intelligent children, for brothers and sisters in Christ for me to love and be loved by; for always having a roof over my head and good food for nourishment, and beautiful clothing to cover my nakedness.
He has led me into following His ways in my living my life day by day, and has seen fit to allow me a higher education in learning how to study His Word, and to record my studies over the years, to be able to share with the World how wonderful He is to us all.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy Name!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
