Psalms 103:13

Just like parents act mercifully toward their children, Yahweh is kind to those who revere him.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

In Context

12He has taken away the guilt for [MTY] our sins, taking it as far from us as the east is from the west.

14He knows what our bodies are like; he remembers that he created us from dirt, and so we quickly fail to do what pleases him [MET].

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Cross References

Numbers 11:12◄I am not their father./Am I their father?► [RHQ] Why have you told me to take care of them like a woman carries around her baby and ◄nurses it/gives it her milk► [MET, RHQ]? How can I take them to the land that you promised to give to our ancestors [RHQ]?

Psalms 103:11The skies are very high above the earth, and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.

Psalms 147:11Instead, what pleases him are those who revere him, those who confidently expect him to continue to faithfully love them.

Isaiah 63:15Yahweh, look down from heaven; look down on us from your holy and glorious home. You were [RHQ] previously very concerned about us, and you acted powerfully to help us. But it seems that you do not act mercifully and zealously for us any more.

Jeremiah 31:20But I, Yahweh, say this: The Israeli people certainly are [RHQ] still my dear children [DOU]. It is often necessary for me to threaten to punish them, but I still love them. That is why I have not forgotten them, and I will certainly act mercifully toward them.

Malachi 3:17The Commander of the armies of angels says this about those people: “They will be my people. At the time that I judge people, they will be like [MET] a special treasure to me. I will be kind to them, like [SIM] fathers are kind to their sons who obey them.

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 →

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