Psalms 103:13
As a father hath compassion on his children, so hath the Lord compassion on them that feare him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
In Context
12As farre as the East is from the West: so farre hath he remooued our sinnes from vs.
14For he knoweth whereof we be made: he remembreth that we are but dust.
Cross References
Numbers 11:12Haue I conceiued al this people? or haue I begotte them, that thou shouldest say vnto me, Cary them in thy bosome (as a nurse beareth the sucking childe) vnto the lande, for the which thou swarest vnto their fathers?
Psalms 103:11For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.
Psalms 147:11But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
Isaiah 63:15Looke downe from heauen, and beholde from the dwelling place of thine holines, and of thy glory. Where is thy zeale and thy strength, the multitude of thy mercies, and of thy compassions? they are restrained from me.
Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my deare sonne or pleasant childe? yet since I spake vnto him, I still remembred him: therefore my bowels are troubled for him: I wil surely haue compassion vpon him, saith the Lord.
Malachi 3:17And they shall be to me, sayeth the Lord of hostes, in that day that I shall do this, for a flocke, and I will spare them, as a man spareth his owne sonne that serueth 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 →