Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west,so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
New Heart English 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
13Like a father has compassion on his children,so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
Cross References
Psalms 50:1A Psalm by Asaph.The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks,and calls the earth from sunrise to sunset.
Isaiah 38:17Behold, for peace I had great anguish,but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption;for you have cast all my sins behind your back.
Isaiah 44:22I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions,and, as a cloud, your sins.Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
Jeremiah 31:34and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord'; for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest," says the Lord: "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more."
Ezekiel 18:22None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us.He will tread our iniquities under foot;and you will cast all their 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 →