“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.”
The Feast
This closes the first movement of this book with the same call day two began with, forget not all his benefits, but now expanded into the fuller list this psalm provides, forgiveness, healing, redemption, lovingkindness, satisfaction, a comprehensive catalog worth remembering together, not merely a single benefit isolated from the rest.
Notice all that is within me, bless his holy name, comprehensive engagement, not merely a passing thought but the whole self genuinely engaged in this remembering and blessing, soul, mind, and mouth all included in this deliberate act, not merely a quick, surface-level acknowledgment offered in passing.
This closes the loop this whole first movement has traced, remembering all the way, forgetting not benefits, keeping deliberate feasts, setting up memorials and stones, choosing to remember in distress, tasting freshly, remembering communally, all of it building toward this comprehensive, whole-self blessing this psalm models directly.
As this movement closes, let this psalm’s fuller list become your own comprehensive remembering today, not merely a single benefit recalled in passing, but all that is within me genuinely engaged, blessing his holy name for the whole catalog of benefits this movement has been training you to actually notice and remember.
Keep the Feast
- Read through this psalm’s full catalog of benefits, applying each one to your own life today.
- Engage all that is within you, not merely a passing thought, in genuine remembrance.
- Carry this comprehensive remembering forward into this week’s turn toward active rejoicing.
Prayer
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Let me forget not the full catalog of his benefits, forgiveness, healing, redemption, satisfaction. Amen.
Carry this today
Remember the full catalog, not only a single benefit isolated from the rest.