Psalms 103:13
As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
In Context
12As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our sins from us.
14For he has knowledge of our feeble frame; he sees that we are only dust.
Cross References
Numbers 11:12Am I the father of all this people? have I given them birth, that you say to me, Take them in your arms, like a child at the breast, to the land which you gave by an oath to their fathers?
Psalms 103:11For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
Psalms 147:11The Lord takes pleasure in his worshippers, and in those whose hope is in his mercy.
Isaiah 63:15Let your eyes be looking down from heaven, from your holy and beautiful house: where is your deep feeling, the working of your power? do not keep back the moving of your pity and your mercies:
Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he the child of my delight? for whenever I say things against him, I still keep him in my memory: so my heart is troubled for him; I will certainly have mercy on him, says the Lord.
Malachi 3:17And they will be mine, says the Lord, in the day when I make them my special property; and I will have mercy on them as a man has mercy on his son who is his servant.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 103:7-19
Goodness and Compassion of God. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As… Read the whole commentary →