Bless the Lord, O my soul
Which is repeated to show the importance of the service, and the
vehement desire of the psalmist, that his soul should be engaged
in it:
and forget not all his benefits;
not any of them; the least of them are not to be forgotten, being
such as men are altogether unworthy of; they flow not from the
merit of men, but from the mercy of God; and they are many, even
innumerable; they are new every morning, and continue all the
day; and how great must the sum of them be, and not one should be
forgotten; and yet even good men are very apt to forget them; as
the Israelites of old, who sung the praises of the Lord, and soon
forgot his works: the Lord, knowing the weakness of his people's
memories, has not only, under the Gospel dispensation, appointed
an ordinance, to be continued to the end of the world, to
commemorate a principal blessing and benefit of his, redemption
by his Son; but has also promised his Spirit, to bring all things
to their remembrance; and this they should be concerned for, that
they do remember what God has done for them, in order both to
show gratitude and thankfulness to him, and for the encouragement
of their faith and hope in him.