O panorama
Salmos 103 abre com “Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”, muda perto do versículo 11 com “For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear…” e termina com “Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Salmos · Versão King James · 22Salmos 103:1-8
Versículos 1–8: Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy…
Salmos 103:1–8 abre com “Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” e chega a “The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Salmos 103 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.” A linguagem de promessa, bênção ou aliança precisa de seu destinatário e alcance. Esses detalhes impedem que uma palavra pessoal da história seja separada do contexto.
Salmos 103:1-8
Versão King James1Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2Bless the LORD , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Salmos 103:9-16
Versículos 9–16: He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
Salmos 103:9–16 abre com “He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.” e chega a “For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Salmos 103 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem always, anger, chide. A relação com os versículos 10 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Salmos 103:9-16
Versão King James9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
Salmos 103:17-22
Versículos 17–22: The mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that…
Salmos 103:17–22 abre com “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his…” e chega a “Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my soul.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Salmos 103 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem everlasting, children, children’s. A relação com os versículos 18 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
Salmos 103:17-22
Versão King James17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20Bless the LORD , ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21Bless ye the LORD , all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my soul.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Psalms 103:1 começa com “Bless the LORD , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.”
Onde o capítulo muda
Psalms 103:17 forma uma mudança natural: “But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;”
A nota final
Psalms 103:22 deixa o leitor com “Bless the LORD , all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD , O my soul.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, Bless, children, fear, mercy, soul ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.