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Psalm 103:12–13

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12As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath he wremoved our transgressions from us.

13xLike as a father pitieth his children,

So the Lord pitieth vthem that fear him.

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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. wComp. Isai. 38:17. & 43:25.
  2. xSo Mal. 3:17.
  3. vver. 13, 17. Luke 1:50. See Ps. 135:20.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

As a father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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;

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.