Psalms 103:13
As a father pitieth [his] children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
Darby Translation
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 hath he removed our transgressions from us.
14For himself knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Cross References
Numbers 11:12Have I conceived all this people, have I brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as the nursing-father beareth the suckling, unto the land which thou didst swear unto their fathers?
Psalms 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.
Psalms 147:11Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
Isaiah 63:15Look down from the heavens, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory! Where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy tender mercies? Are they restrained toward me?
Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim a dear son unto me? is he a child of delights? For whilst I have been speaking against him, I do constantly remember him still. Therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I will certainly have mercy upon him, saith Jehovah.
Malachi 3:17And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
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 →