Psalm 103:22
“Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul. ”
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Read in Psalm 103Meaning
Within “Universal reign and universal praise,” verse 22 brings every work in every place under the call to bless the LORD, then returns the command personally to the psalmist's soul; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 103:22 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 103; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.
Reflection
Respond to the verse's specific emphasis — brings every work in every place under the call to bless the LORD, then returns the command personally to the psalmist's soul — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 103.