Psalms 103:2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-

The heart of praise proceeds from a place of remembrance. Remembering the goodness and the kindness of the Lord. The psalmist does not however exhort his soul to remember but to not forget. We are more often than not likely to forget the benefits and the blessings of the Lord. Whether its out of abundance or lack, somehow we forget the source of our supply and become either ungrateful or complaining. May we forget not his benefits that our souls may praise His name.

Psalms 103:1 Of David. Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.... The Lord is great and greatly to be praised. Before anything else; before the confession of sins, before the submission of our supplications, before the casting out of demons, the heart ought to pause in the view of the awesome majesty of the glory of God and offer praise. To be simply silent in His majesty and be awed. Let our praise be sincere. Let our affections be heart affections and not merely mind-affections. Let our mouths be silenced by the grandeur and splendor of God's glory. Praise the Lord indeed O my soul.