Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
In Context
11As high as are the heavens above the earth, So great is his mercy to them that fear him.
13Even as a father pitieth his children, So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Cross References
Psalms 50:1“A psalm of Asaph.” The mighty God, Jehovah, speaketh, and calleth the earth, From the rising of the sun to its going down.
Isaiah 38:17Behold, my anguish is changed into ease; In love thou hast delivered me from the pit of destruction; Thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Isaiah 44:22I have caused thy transgressions to vanish like a cloud, And thy sins like a mist; Return to me, for I have redeemed thee!
Jeremiah 31:34And they shall teach no more, Every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, Saying, “Know ye Jehovah!” For they shall all know me, From the least of them even to the greatest of them, saith Jehovah; For I will forgive their iniquity, And I will remember their sin no more.
Ezekiel 18:22None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered unto him; for his righteousness, which he hath done, he shall live.
Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us, He will blot out our iniquities; Yea, thou wilt cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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 →