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Psalm 103:11–14

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11For nas high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his osteadfast love toward pthose who fear him;

12as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he qremove our transgressions from us.

13As ra father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord shows compassion pto those who fear him.

14For he knows our frame;1

he sremembers that we are dust.

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Psalm 103:12: as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or knows how we are formed

Cross references

  1. nSee Ps. 36:5
  2. oPs. 117:2
  3. pver. 13, 17; Luke 1:50
  4. q[Isa. 38:17; 43:25; Mic. 7:19]
  5. rMal. 3:17
  6. p[See ver. 11 above]
  7. sPs. 78:39

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his love for those who fear him;

as far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children,

so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

for he knows how we are formed,

he remembers that we are dust.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his faithful love

toward those who fear him.

As far as the east is from the west,

so far has he removed

our transgressions from us.

As a father has compassion on his children,

so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.

For he knows what we are made of,

remembering that we are dust.

NLTNew Living Translation

For his unfailing love toward those who fear him

is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

He has removed our sins as far from us

as the east is from the west.

The Lord is like a father to his children,

tender and compassionate to those who fear him.

For he knows how weak we are;

he remembers we are only dust.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.

As far as east is from west,

so he has removed far from us the guilt of our transgressions.

As a father pities his children,

so Yahweh pities those who fear him.

For he knows our frame.

He remembers that we are dust.

KJV 1900King James Version

For as the heaven is high above the earth,

So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Like as a father pitieth his children,

So the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

For he knoweth our frame;

He remembereth that we are dust.