Psalms 103:13
Like as a father hath compassion upon his children, so hath the LORD compassion upon them that fear Him.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 He 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 shouldest say unto me: Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which Thou didst swear unto their fathers?
Psalms 103:11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
Psalms 147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
Isaiah 63:15Look down from heaven, and see, even from Thy holy and glorious habitation; Where is Thy zeal and Thy mighty acts, the yearning of Thy heart and Thy compassions, now restrained toward me?
Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim a darling son unto Me? Is he a child that is dandled? For as often as I speak of him, I do earnestly remember him still; Therefore My heart yearneth for him, I will surely have compassion upon him, saith the LORD.
Malachi 3:17And they shall be Mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in the day that I do make, even Mine own treasure; 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 →