Psalm 103:1
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Cross-reference
Psalm 103:22 concludes the psalm with the same exhortation, expanding the call to all God's works, then repeating 'Bless the LORD, O my soul'.
In Psalm 138:1, giving thanks with the whole heart parallels the call to bless God with all that is within.
Psalm 111:1 echoes with 'give thanks with my whole heart' — a strong parallel to blessing God with one's entire being.
Psalm 104:1 opens with the identical phrase 'Bless the LORD, O my soul', continuing the theme of praising God for His greatness.
In Psalm 86:12, giving thanks with the whole heart and glorifying God's name closely matches blessing with all that is within.
Psalm 99:3 calls to praise God's awesome holy name—directly parallel to blessing his holy name.
Psalm 145:1 vows to bless God's name forever — a personal commitment echoing this soul's call to bless.
Psalm 104:35 ends with the exact phrase 'Bless thou the LORD, O my soul' — a direct citation of this verse.
Psalm 96:2 directly commands 'bless his name' in a call to worship — the same phrase used here.
Psalm 100:4 also says 'bless his name' as part of entering worship — reinforcing the same exhortation.
Psalm 146:1 uses 'Praise the LORD, O my soul' — a similar call to worship, though with 'praise' instead of 'bless'.
Psalm 9:1 also expresses wholehearted praise, but with 'praise' rather than 'bless' — a similar devotion to God's works.
Mark 12:30 commands loving God with all heart, soul, mind, strength — a parallel call to total devotion, like blessing with all within.
In Luke 1:46, Mary's 'my soul magnifies the Lord' directly parallels the call to bless God with one's soul — a shared language of inner worship.
In Luke 1:47, Mary's spirit rejoicing in God mirrors the 'all that is within me' — both express wholehearted praise.
1 Kings 1:48 records David blessing God for Solomon's succession — a specific blessing that mirrors the psalmist's exhortation to bless.
In Daniel 4:34, Nebuchadnezzar blesses the Most High, praising Him—a direct parallel to blessing the LORD.
In Luke 17:15, the healed leper praises God with a loud voice, directly paralleling the call to bless the LORD.
In Daniel 2:20, Daniel blesses God's name forever, directly echoing the call to bless the LORD's holy name.
In Nehemiah 9:5, the Levites call the people to bless the LORD and his glorious name — a direct parallel to this self-exhortation to bless his holy name.
2 Chronicles 20:26 describes the people blessing the Lord after victory — a communal blessing that parallels the personal blessing in the psalm.
1 Chronicles 29:10 has David blessing God in prayer — a direct parallel to the psalmist's call to bless the Lord with all his soul.
Ruth 4:14 has the women blessing the Lord for a redeemer — a direct example of the kind of blessing the psalmist calls his soul to offer.
In Luke 18:43, the healed blind man glorifies God — a concrete example of blessing God with one's whole being as Psalm 103:1 calls for.
Acts 3:8 shows the lame man leaping and praising God after healing — a vivid instance of the wholehearted praise Psalm 103:1 commands.