Thanksgiving Praise: The Lord Is Merciful and Gracious, Psalm 103:8-14

Thanksgiving is a great time to take stock and express our appreciation to family and friends, to those who support and encourage, who meet needs in our lives. But ultimately, this is a time to thank God for His mercy and grace to us. It is a time to humbly acknowledge that we do not deserve His good gifts, yet He gives, and we receive them.
Last week, we began looking at Psalm 103. David opened this song of worship and thanksgiving with a call to praise. It is a personal call (O, my soul). It is a comprehensive call (all that is within me). It is a humbling call (bless His holy name).
David then described several reasons to praise God.
Today, we are going to continue along that path and see some more reasons that God is worthy of our praise, worship and thanksgiving.
Verse 8 (The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.)
informs us that God is merciful and gracious, patient, and loving. The rest of our passage illustrates this claim.