Psalm 103:1-5
Let all that I am praise the LORD; 
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. 
Let all that I am praise the LORD; 
may I never forget the good things he does for me. 
He forgives all my sins 
and heals all my diseases. 
He redeems me from death 
and crowns me with love and tender mercies. 
He fills my life with good things. 
My youth is renewed like the eagle’s! (NLT)

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Sometimes familiar words strike our ears with new sounds and new meaning. This was the case this morning. The first line of this psalm is repeated in the last. The beginning and ending match. They bookend so much golden manna. Taste it and see. 

Read lovingly through the stanzas. Linger over the declarations of God’s nature and character. Hear and feel the fresh breeze blowing beauty through the heights and depths of your life. See the beauty illumined by God’s gift of light. Inhale his breath so that you may join the psalmist in a song for the ages and beyond. 

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

Let my eyes see with new perception.

Let my ears hear with new understanding.

Let my heart beat in rhythm with God’s own.

Let my hands serve with gentleness.

Let my feet wander according to his direction.

Let my stomach crave his good gifts of nourishment and refreshment. 

Let all that I am praise the LORD.

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I will bring to conscious awareness God’s nature and character and celebrate him with every area of my life. 

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Our Father, you made me “wonderfully complex,” as Psalm 139:14 says. Another translation says, “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” I want every aspect of my life to sing your praise, to declare your wonder, to stand amazed in your presence. Here I lay my life before you as a living sacrifice. Every breath, each heartbeat, all of my steps, each touch becomes a hallelujah as I consider how good and kind you are. I will live for the praise of your glory now and forever. Amen.