Psalms 103:10
He punishes us for our sins, but he does not punish us severely as we deserve [DOU]!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
In Context
9He will not keep rebuking us, and he will not remain angry forever.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:31But because you act very mercifully, you did not get rid of them completely or abandon them forever. You are a very gracious/kind and merciful God!
Job 33:27He will sing as he tells everyone, ‘I sinned, and I did things that were not right, but God did not punish me in the way that I deserved.
Lamentations 3:22Yahweh never stops faithfully loving us, and he never stops being kind to us.
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 →