Psalms 103:11
For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
In Context
10He hath not dealt with vs after our sinnes, nor rewarded vs according to our iniquities.
12As farre as the East is from the West: so farre hath he remooued our sinnes from vs.
Cross References
Psalms 31:20Thou doest hide them priuily in thy presence from the pride of men: thou keepest them secretly in thy Tabernacle from the strife of tongues.
Psalms 57:10For thy mercie is great vnto the heauens, and thy trueth vnto the cloudes.
Psalms 103:17But the louing kindnesse of the Lord endureth for euer and euer vpon them that feare him, and his righteousnes vpon childrens children,
Proverbs 25:3The heaues in height, and the earth in deepenes, and the Kings heart can no man search out.
Luke 1:50And his mercie is from generation to generation on them that feare him.
Ephesians 3:18That ye, being rooted and grounded in loue, may be able to comprehend with al Saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height:
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 →