12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 2. WebPsalm 103 New King James Version Praise for the Lords Mercies A Psalm of David. Observe, (1.) All that is within me, bless his holy name Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, united, and raised to the highest pitch in and for this work. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. WebPsalm 103 Bless the Lord, O My Soul. WebPsalm 93 is the 93rd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty".The Latin wording is Dominus regnavit, decorem indutus est. The Christian life is far from a negative experience and too many people are only emphasizing the negative aspects. WebPsalm 103 Exposition Explanatory Notes and Quaint Sayings Hints to the Village Preacher Other Works TITLE. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: 3 Who forgives all Verse Psalms 103:1. To obey is better than sacrifice; for angels obey, but do not sacrifice. God is portrayed as loving with motherly affection (4, 13) as well This is a perfect psalm, suitable to all times and situations. Yet all this shall not excuse David from praising God, but rather excite him to do it the more cheerfully, that he may bear a part in this concert; for he concludes, Bless the Lord, O my soul! How he stirs up himself to the duty of praise, Psalms 103:1; Psalms 103:2. Why are you so disquieted within me?" WebMatthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 103:1-4 Commentary on Psalm 103:1-5 (Read Psalm 103:1-5) By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. So it must be that the scientists were wrong. I knew you were dust all the time." This is Old Testament. 103Bless (A)the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name!2Bless the Lord, O my soul,And forget not all His benefits:3(B)Who forgives all your iniquities,Who (C)heals all your diseases,4Who redeems your life from destruction,(D)Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,5Who satisfies your mouth with good things,So that (E)your youth is renewed like the eagles. 19 The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Think what the provocation was; it was iniquity, and yet pardoned; how many the provocations were, and yet all pardoned. WebMatthew Henry's Commentary Psalm 103:1 << A Psalm of David.>> Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. The father pities his children that are weak in knowledge and instructs them, pities them when they are froward and bears with them, pities them when they are sick and comforts them (Isa 66 13), pities them when they have fallen and helps them up again, pities them when they have offended, and, upon their submission, forgives them, pities them when they are wronged and gives them redress; thus the Lord pities those that fear him. The scripture says a great deal of the mercy of God, and we may all set to our seal that it is true, that we have experienced it. First, They live a life of faith; for they keep God's covenant; having taken hold of it, they keep hold of it, fast hold, and will not let it go. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Facts can't change. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. And all that is within me - All my powers and faculties; all that can be employed in his praise: the heart, the will, the affections, the emotions. You can only go north until you get to the North Pole, then you are going south. Secondly, They live a life of obedience; they remember his commandments to do them, else they do not keep his covenant. Psalm 103:1 sn Psalm 103.The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people. Web2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: Psalm 103:2 New Living Translation (NLT) 2 Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. They keep it as a treasure, keep it as their portion, and would not for all the world part with it, for it is their life. 9:17; Ps. Where Christ is made righteousness to any soul he is made sanctification, 1 Corinthians 1:30. WebAny other use of the NKJV must be in conformity with the Quotation Policy for the New King James Version. A man may be in peril of life, not only by his crimes, or his diseases, but by the power of his enemies; and therefore here also we experience the divine goodness: Who redeemed thy life from destruction ( v. 4), from the destroyer, from hell (so the Chaldee), from the second death. How unlike are those to God who always chide, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! How he furnishes himself with abundant matter for praise, and that which is very affecting: "Come, my soul, consider what God has done for thee." "Who healeth all thy diseases." II. 1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. He considereth the frailty of man, Psalm 103:15,16; and showeth Gods everlasting mercy to his covenanted ones, Psalm 103:17-19. Nor punished us according to our iniquities. But in the midst of this universal praise, each individual has special cause to praise him (22). WebNew King James Version Praise for the LORD's Benefits. Because of His mercy. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. They are his angels, and ministers of hishis, for he made them, and made them for himselfhis, for he employs them, though he does not need themhis, for he is their owner and Lord; they belong to him and he has them at his beck. We must fear the Lord and his goodness. But you can start off tonight flying east, and you'll fly east the rest of your life, if you don't change directions. David is here communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that thus talks to himself and excites his own soul to that which is good. "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine. We are not to forget them. Another unwarranted assumption that labels many psalms "liturgical" is also very untrustworthy. 32:18; Jon. yet more and more. Till iniquity is forgiven, healing, redemption, and satisfaction are unknown blessings. ", "This [Psalms 103] is perhaps the best-known and best-loved of all the hymns." He knows our frame; He knows we are but dust.Which means that God doesn't really expect as much out of me as I expect out of myself. And to those who remember His commandments to do them. He tells his soul to bless the Lord six times (verses 1, 2, 20, 21, 22) and to forget not all his benefits ( Psalm 103:2 ). [1.] How glorious. The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to But though God's throne is in heaven, and there he keeps his court, and thither we are to direct to him (Our Father who art in heaven), yet his kingdom rules over all. And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Repeated in ver. If the law of justice demanded all our heart and soul and mind for the Creator, much more may the law of gratitude put in a comprehensive claim for the homage of our whole being to the God of grace. WebPsalm 103 . Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! And secondly, He pities us, just like a father pities his child. The redemption of the soul is precious; we cannot compass it, and therefore are the more indebted to divine grace that has wrought it out, to him who has obtained eternal redemption for us. Do you think God is dead or something? I. Proud member (a) He wakens his dulness to praise God, showing that both understanding and affections, mind and heart, are too little to set forth his praise. "He has cured thy sickness." 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. continuedTHE ARGUMENT This Psalm contains a thankful commemoration and celebration of Gods mercies to the psalmist himself, and to the people of Israel, and to all good men. God has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. The redemption of the soul is precious; we cannot compass it, and therefore are the more indebted to divine grace that has wrought it out, to him who has obtained eternal redemption for us. How he pitiesas a father pities his children, and does them good as there is occasion. He does not become angry quickly, and he has great love. What is the crown of glory but God's favour? 11For as the heavens are high above the earth,So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;12As far as the east is from the west,So far has He (J)removed our transgressions from us.13(K)As a father pities his children,So the Lord pities those who fear Him.14For He [a]knows our frame;He remembers that we are dust. God understands human weakness and he is kind to those who fear him (13-14).Life is short and uncertain, but people can enjoy the everlasting blessings of Gods steadfast love if they are faithfully obedient (15-18). He considers the frailty of our bodies and the folly of our souls, how little we can do, and expects accordingly from us, how little we can bear, and lays accordingly upon us, in all which appears the tenderness of his compassion. It is the Lord that is to be blessed and spoken well of; for he is the fountain of all good, whatever are the channels or cisterns; it is to his name, his holy name, that we are to consecrate our praise, giving thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so high is His mercy over those that reverence Him. Sicknesses of body and soul came into the world by sin, and as sin is eradicated, diseases bodily, mental, and spiritual will vanish, till "the inhabitant shall no more say, I am sick." If we do not give thanks for them, we do forget them; and that is unjust as well as unkind, since in all God's favours there is so much that is memorable. We think, "Man, I can stand, you know. WebPsalms 103 COMMENTARY (Pulpit) < Go Back Bible Commentaries Psalm 103 Psalm 103:1 << Verse 1. He soliloquizes, holds self-communion and exhorts himself, as though he felt that dulness would all too soon steal over his faculties, as, indeed, it will over us all, unless we are diligently on the watch. When the cause is gone, namely, iniquity, the effect ceases. It is the soul that is to be employed in blessing God, and all that is within us. David begins by talking with Observe that he calls all that is within him to remember all the Lord's benefits. He began with Bless the Lord, O my soul! They are willing to do their work: They do his commandments ( v. 20); they do his pleasure (v. 21); they dispute not any divine commands, but readily address themselves to the execution of them. 2023 Christianity.com. God's mercy is better than life, for it will out-live it. No one of his faculties or powers should be exempt from the duty and the privilege of praise. (1.) Interesting that he said as far as the east is from the west, rather than as far the north is from the south. 2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His It is a continued act; he is still forgiving, as we are still sinning and repenting. A PSALM of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression (Psalms 103:3, Psalms 103:8-12, Psalms 103:17) passing into adoration of him upon his heavenly throne (Psalms 103:19), and a call on all creation to praise him (Psalms 103:20-22).The "title" assigns the 2. to thy shame be it spoken, thou hast forgotten many of his benefits; but surely thou wilt not forget them all, for thou shouldst not have forgotten any.". "He has given thee a prospect and pledge of long life: Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's." The Lord has a throne of his own, a throne of glory, a throne of government. 34:6, 7; Num. He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities ( Psalms 103:9-10 ). Our crimes were capital, but God saves our lives by pardoning them; our diseases were mortal, but God saves our lives by healing them. Used by permission. The body finds the melancholy consequences of Adam's offence, it is subject to many infirmities, and the soul also. All his works, that is, all the children of men, in all parts of the world, let them all praise God; yea, and the inferior creatures too, which are God's works also; let them praise him objectively, though they cannot praise him actually, Ps 145 10. He has prepared it in the heavens, above us, and out of sight; for he holds back the face of his throne, and spreads a cloud upon it (Job 26 9); yet he can himself judge through the dark cloud, Job 23 13. (3.) Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits ( Psalms 103:1-2 ): So quickly we forget the benefits of serving the Lord. (3.) Why are you cast down? When God, by the graces and comforts of his Spirit, recovers his people from their decays, and fills them with new life and joy, which is to them an earnest of eternal life and joy, then they may be said to return to the days of their youth,Job 33:23. See Job 33 24, 28. He is in real earnest, and again calls upon himself to arise. (3.) The lives even of great men and good men are so, and neither their greatness nor their goodness can alter the property of them: As for man, his days are as grass, which grows out of the earth, rises but a little way above it, and soon withers and returns to it again. 1. WebMatthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 103:1-4 Commentary on Psalm 103:1-5 (Read Psalm 103:1-5) By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. God remembers that.Man has a tendency to magnify his body. his holy name(Ps 5:11), His complete moral perfections. WebMatthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 103:1-4 Commentary on Psalm 103:1-5 (Read Psalm 103:1-5) By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. When he thus speaks to himself, it is as if, removed from the presence of men, he examined himself before God. Psalm 103 tells of God who deliversthe nation from bondage (7) and the individual from sin (10-13). (2.) David stirreth up himself to bless God, Psalm 103:1,2; who forgiveth his sins, Psalm 103:3, redeemeth and satisfieth his soul, Psalm 103:4,5; for other manifold mercies to himself and the church, Psalm 103:6-14. 11 As high as the sky is above the earth, The inscription in the Hebrew, and in all the Versions, gives this Psalm to David; and yet many of the ancients believed it to refer to the times of the captivity, or rather to its conclusion, in which the redeemed Jews give thanks to God for their restoration. If we do not give thanks for them, we do forget them; and that is unjust as well as unkind, since in all God's favours there is so much that is memorable. WebCommentary on Psalm 103:1-5 (Read Psalm 103:1-5) By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who Observe, [1.] Web1 O my soul, come, praise the Eternal with all that is in mebody, emotions, mind, and willevery part of who I am praise His holy name. The duty of universal praise inferred from it: if all are under God's dominion, all must do him homage. 3 b Who forgives all your iniquities, . 1. - Bless the Lord, O my soul. These first verses are a tuning of the harp, a screwing up of the loosened strings that not a note may fail in the sacred harmony. 14:18]; Deut. [1.] We dont know the circumstances in which it was written, but since David was a man who knew the grace and deliverance of God many times, it could have been written at many different He concludes by invoking all creatures to unite in his song. 57:16]; Jer. Many-sided is the character of our heavenly Father, for, having forgiven as a judge, he then cures as a physician. Hitherto the psalmist had only looked back upon his own experiences and thence fetched matter for praise; here he looks abroad and takes notice of his favour to others also; for in them we should rejoice and give thanks for them, all the saints being fed at a common table and sharing in the same blessings. He made known his ways unto Moses, and his acts unto the children of Israel. In one psalm, David, in talking to his soul, said, "Why are you cast down, O my soul? The height of it and the breadth of it. . The flower of the garden is commonly more choice and valuable, and, though in its own nature withering, will last the longer for its being sheltered by the garden wall and the gardener's care; but the flower of the field (to which life is here compared) is not only withering in itself, but exposed to the cold blasts, and liable to be cropped and trodden on by the beasts of the field. All rights reserved. And the God of the New Testament is love, mercy, and grace." All rights reserved. How short man's life is and of what uncertain continuance. For more information about the New King James Version, the Quotation WebPsalms 103 1 A Psalm of David. 1. See here, (1.) God is a Father to those that fear him and owns them for his children, and he is tender of them as a father. Many are our faculties, emotions, and capacities, but God has given them all to us, and they ought all to join in chorus to his praise. For all the saints. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. That is one dimension of it, but from another dimension, it's from everlasting to everlasting, from the vanishing point to the vanishing point, God's mercy. 3. 34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord. He has made known his acts and his ways (that is, his nature, and the methods of his dealing with the children of men), that they may know both what to conceive of him and what to expect from him; so Dr. Hammond. "And forget not all his benefits." You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. Jehovah is worthy to be praised by us in that highest style of adoration which is intended by the term bless - "All thy works praise thee, O God, but thy saints shall bless thee." He has revealed himself and his grace to them. Under such a weight of obligation the lips can do little; the soul and all its powers must be engaged. WebBridgeway Bible Commentary. A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . The facts are changing, the facts of science seem to often change, but that is totally inconsistent. WebMatthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 103:1-4 Commentary on Psalm 103:1-5 (Read Psalm 103:1-5) By the pardon of sin, that is taken away which kept good things from us, and we are restored to the favor of God, who bestows good things on us. How well qualified they are for the post they are in. Or was he now doubly sensible of the importance, the imperative necessity of adoration? The Holy Spirit, by his mouth, indirectly upbraids us on account of our not being more diligent in praising God, and at the same time points out the remedy, that every man may descend into himself and correct his own sluggishness. According to the Talmud, Psalm 2 is a continuation of Psalm 1. As used with reference to people, the word implies a wish that they may be blessed or happy, accompanied often with a prayer that they may be so. Then David lists several good things that God does for His people. WebPsalm 103:812 New Century Version (NCV) 8 The Lord shows mercy and is kind. The angels occasionally serve God in this lower world; they do his commandments, go on his errands (Dan 9 21), fight his battles (2 Kings 6 17), and minister for the good of his people, Heb 1 14. 2. BibleGateway+ is less than $5/mo. 30:5; Is. 5. All the creatures are his servants, but not as the angels that attend the presence of his glory. 15:26]; Ps. He has pitied our sorrows, v. 13, 14. Our crimes were capital, but God saves our lives by pardoning them; our diseases were mortal, but God saves our lives by healing them. If he had not been a God of patience, we should have been in hell long ago; but he has not rewarded us after our iniquities; so those will say who know what sin deserves. For continual communications of spiritual and temporal good; so that the vigour of his mind was 9:26], NKJV, Chronological Study Bible: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, Chronological Study Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version, NKJV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People. And you'll find that the same God is revealed in both the Old Testament and the New Testament, who is a God of love, a God of mercy, a God of patience, but also a righteous, holy God who is absolutely just. They are such as fear God, such as are truly religious, from principle. The Lord has saved us with a great salvation, shall we render no recompense? WebPsalm 103:15 The New King James Version 1 Bless athe Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Mirrors, all over the walls. The organization of this psalm appears to be: (1) a self-exhortation to praise God (Psalms 103:1-5); (2) Israel exhorted to bless God (Psalms 103:6-13); (3) God's consideration for man's frailty (Psalms 103:14-18); and (4) all in God's kingdom to bless Him (Psalms 103:19-22). Secondly, To their seed, which shall be kept up to the end of time (Ps 102 28): His righteousness, the truth of his promise, shall be unto children's children; provided they tread in the steps of their predecessors' piety, and keep his covenant, as they did, then shall mercy be preserved to them, even to a thousand generations. God looks down and says, "O man, just a bit of dust." "He has given thee true pleasure: He satisfies thy mouth with good things" ( v. 5); it is only the favour and grace of God that can give satisfaction to a soul, can suit its capacities, supply its needs, and answer to its desires. The eagle is long-lived, and, as naturalists say, when she is nearly 100 years old, casts all her feathers (as indeed she changes them in a great measure every year at moulting time), and fresh ones come, so that she becomes young again. WebMatthew Henry's Concise Commentary 103:6-14 Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. What is your problem? Salem Media Group. 2 O my soul, come, praise the Etern Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his that do his pleasure. Worshipping the body. Psalm 103:1 tn The verb praise is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line). He calls the fowls, and they come; the beasts, and they hear: the trees, and they spring to obey him. Some of the critical writers would assign this psalm to the times of the exile, or afterward, depending upon the occurrence of certain Aramaisms; but as Leupold observed, "Aramaisms are never a sure index of date. We've learned so much from this flyby of our little satellite recently. 2; also at the end of the Observe, I. And every once in awhile the scientists come along and say, "Oh, we've just discovered a new quasar, or galaxy that is beyond anything we've ever known before. The psalmist, I. Stirs up himself and his own soul to praise God ( ver 1, 2 ) for his favour to him in particular ( ver 3-5 ), to the church in general, and to all good men, to whom he is, and will be, just, and kind, and constant ( ver 6-18 ), and for his government of the world, ver 19. II. It is the Lord that is to be blessed and spoken well of; for he is the fountain of all good, whatever are the channels or cisterns; it is to his name, his holy name, that we are to consecrate our praise, giving thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. WebThis psalm calls more for devotion than exposition; it is a most excellent psalm of praise, and of general use. 3:9; Heb. Observe, (1.) (2.) I thought I could I leap buildings with a single bound, and He knows my frame. Now man in passing, we are dust, we are transient, we are passing, like the grass or the flower. This writer remembers from the prayers of his grandfather the employment of Psalms 103:10 verbatim as it appears in the King James Bible, and also an exclamation that, "The time and place that know us now, shall soon know us no more for ever," founded upon Psalms 103:16. "O my soul! 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. We have come into a body worship cult. The description of those to whom this mercy belongs. 50+ premium resources (>$2,400 value!). 9 He will not always accuse us, and he will not be angry forever. Memory is very treacherous about the best things; by a strange perversity, engendered by the fall, it treasures up the refuse of the past and permits priceless treasures to lie neglected, it is tenacious of grievances and holds benefits all too loosely. If even the prophet, who was inflamed with a more intense and fervent zeal than other men, was not free from this malady, of which his earnestness in stimulating himself is a plain confession, how much more necessary is it for us, who have abundant experience of our own torpor, to apply the same means for our quickening? But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting ( Psalms 103:17 ). . He satisfies thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. Full Name. Christians more frequently turn to this psalm than to any other. 33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. Why he pitiesfor he knows our frame. ., p. Such is the purport of the blessing addressed to a congregation of worshippers. How he furnishes himself with abundant matter for praise, and that which is very affecting: "Come, my soul, consider what God has done for thee." What is the crown of glory but God's favour? It is instructive to note how the Psalmist dwells upon the holy name of God, as if his holiness were dearest to him; or, perhaps, because the holiness or wholeness of God was to his mind the grandest motive for rendering to him the homage of his nature in its wholeness. He is not long angry; for (v. 9) he will not always chide, though we always offend and deserve chiding. In order to our return of praises to God, there must be a grateful remembrance of the mercies we have received from him: Forget not all his benefits. The continuance of the mercy which belongs to such as these; it will last them longer than their lives on earth, and therefore they need not be troubled though their lives be short, since death itself will be no abridgment, no infringement, of their bliss. And the key here all the way through is to those that reverence God. In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for His abundant mercies. my soulmyself (Ps 3:3; 25:1), with allusion to the act, as one of intelligence. So David calls the angels, the heavenly hosts, in to the praising of God. In singing this psalm we must in a special manner get our hearts affected with the goodness of God and enlarged in love and thankfulness. (2.) However, nothing in the psalm or anywhere else enables us to determine the precise occasion on which it was written."[1]. 86:15; Jer. Password. Let all my thoughts and affections be engaged, and united, and stirred up to the highest pitch in and for this work. Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at [emailprotected]. There was an ancient fable of the eagle renewing its youth in old age, similar to the fable of the Phoenix; but as Briggs noted, "It is doubtful whether there is any allusion here to the fable; but at all events it is the fulness of the life and vigor of the eagle that is thought of."[5]. Bless the Lord He calls on his soul, and all its faculties and powers, to magnify God for his mercies. I haven't been down to Newport for a long time. 3. All Rights Reserved. When we have done ever so much in the service of God, yet still we must stir up ourselves to do more. Come on out and fight." Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.". A Psalm of David.. 1 Bless a the Lord, O my soul; . thou hast blessed the Lord, sit down, and rest thee, but, Bless the Lord, O my soul! The eagle is long-lived, and, as naturalists say, when she is nearly 100 years old, casts all her feathers (as indeed she changes them in a great measure every year at moulting time), and fresh ones come, so that she becomes young again. The soul of man was made to praise and bless God; to enjoy his friendship; to delight in his favor; to contemplate his perfections. Though it is of our own benefit, by the pardoning mercy of God, that we are to take the comfort, yet of the benefit others have by it we must give him the glory. The corruption of nature is the sickness of the soul; it is its disorder, and threatens its death. It is my way, says God, to pardon sin. d Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender "Oh, I thought I was stronger than that, I thought I was better than that and all. "Bless the Lord, O my soul." 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