Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Updated King James Version
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
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
13Like a father pities his children, so the LORD pities them that fear him.
Cross References
Psalms 50:1The mighty God, even the LORD, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Isaiah 38:17Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but you have in love to 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 unto me; for I have redeemed you.
Jeremiah 31:34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, says the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
Ezekiel 18:22All his transgressions that he has committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he has done he shall live.
Micah 7:19He will return, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; 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 →