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Psalm 103 (Greek
Septuagint

The Septuagint , or simply "LXX", is the Koine Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, translated in stages between the 3rd century BC and 1st century BC in Alexandria....
 numbering: Psalm 102) is a Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
 poem recorded as having been written by King David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet ....
. J.A. Motyer of Trinity College, Bristol
Trinity College, Bristol

Trinity College, Bristol is a theological college affiliated to the Church of England. It is located in Stoke Bishop, a prosperous suburb in Bristol, England, next to the University of Bristol's residential halls....






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Psalm 103 (Greek
Septuagint

The Septuagint , or simply "LXX", is the Koine Greek version of the Hebrew Bible, translated in stages between the 3rd century BC and 1st century BC in Alexandria....
 numbering: Psalm 102) is a Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
 poem recorded as having been written by King David
David

David , was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet ....
. J.A. Motyer of Trinity College, Bristol
Trinity College, Bristol

Trinity College, Bristol is a theological college affiliated to the Church of England. It is located in Stoke Bishop, a prosperous suburb in Bristol, England, next to the University of Bristol's residential halls....
 describes it thus: "The blend of changeless fatherly care and endless sovereign rule (by God) is the distinctive stress of this Psalm."

The Psalm uses a variety of imagery
Imagery

Imagery is used in literature to refer to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience....
, memorably in verse 12: "...As far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us...".

In Christian worship
Christian worship

In Christianity, worship has been considered by most Christians to be the central act of Christian identity throughout History of Christianity as the Church's act of giving honour to God, thereby becoming more truly God's people....
 in the western church the psalm also forms the basis of the hymn
Hymn

A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities, a prominent figure or an epic tale....
 Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven.

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  • translation with Rashi
    Rashi

    Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki, , better known by the acronym Rashi , , was a rabbi from France, famed as the author of the first comprehensive commentary on the Talmud, and Jewish commentaries on the Bible....
    's commentary at Chabad.org
    Chabad.org

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