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Psalm 103:8–17

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8oThe Lord is merciful and gracious,

Slow to anger, and †plenteous in mercy.

9pHe will not always chide:

Neither will he qkeep his anger for ever.

10rHe hath not dealt with us after our sins;

Nor srewarded us according to our iniquities.

11tFor †as the heaven is high above the earth,

So ugreat is his mercy toward vthem that fear him.

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.

14For he knoweth our yframe;

zHe remembereth that we are adust.

15As for man, his days are as bgrass:

As a cflower of the field, so he bflourisheth.

16For ccthe wind passeth over it, and †it is gone;

And dthe place thereof shall know it no more.

17But ethe mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon vthem that fear him,

And his righteousness funto children’s children;

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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. oSee Ex. 34:6, 7. & Ps. 86:15.
  2. †Heb. great of mercy. See Ps. 86:5.
  3. pIsai. 57:16. So Mic. 7:18. See Ps. 30:5.
  4. qLe. 19:18 (Heb.). Jer. 3:5 (Heb.), 12. Nahum 1:2 (Heb.).
  5. rSo Ezra 9:13.
  6. sSee Ps. 13:6.
  7. tSee Ps. 36:5.
  8. †Heb. according to the height of the heaven.
  9. vver. 13, 17. Luke 1:50. See Ps. 135:20.
  10. wComp. Isai. 38:17. & 43:25.
  11. xSo Mal. 3:17.
  12. vver. 13, 17. Luke 1:50. See Ps. 135:20.
  13. yIs. 29:16 (Heb.). Comp. Heb. of Gen. 2:7.
  14. zSee Ps. 78:39.
  15. bPs. 90:5, 6. See Isai. 40:6.
  16. cSee Job 14:2.
  17. bPs. 90:5, 6. See Isai. 40:6.
  18. ccIs. 40:7 (Heb.).
  19. †Heb. it is not. Ps. 37:36. & 104:35 (Heb.).
  20. dJob 7:10. So Job 20:9.
  21. eSee Ps. 25:6.
  22. vver. 13, 17. Luke 1:50. See Ps. 135:20.

Cross references

  1. uPs. 117:2.
  2. aGen. 3:19. Eccles. 12:7.
  3. fEx. 20:6.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord is merciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

He will not always chide,

nor will he keep his anger forever.

He does not deal with us according to our sins,

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

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.

For he knows our frame;

he remembers that we are dust.

As for man, his days are like grass;

he flourishes like a flower of the field;

for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,

and its place knows it no more.

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

and his righteousness to children’s children,

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger, abounding in love.

He will not always accuse,

nor will he harbor his anger forever;

he does not treat us as our sins deserve

or repay us according to our iniquities.

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.

The life of mortals is like grass,

they flourish like a flower of the field;

the wind blows over it and it is gone,

and its place remembers it no more.

But from everlasting to everlasting

the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,

and his righteousness with their children’s children—

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.

He will not always accuse us

or be angry forever.

He has not dealt with us as our sins deserve

or repaid us according to our iniquities.

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.

As for man, his days are like grass—

he blooms like a flower of the field;

when the wind passes over it, it vanishes,

and its place is no longer known.

But from eternity to eternity

the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear him,

and his righteousness toward the grandchildren

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord is compassionate and merciful,

slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

He will not constantly accuse us,

nor remain angry forever.

He does not punish us for all our sins;

he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

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.

Our days on earth are like grass;

like wildflowers, we bloom and die.

The wind blows, and we are gone—

as though we had never been here.

But the love of the Lord remains forever

with those who fear him.

His salvation extends to the children’s children

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is compassionate and gracious,

slow to anger and abundant in loyal love.

He does not dispute continually,

nor keep his anger forever.

He has not dealt with us according to our sins,

nor repaid us according to our iniquities.

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.

As for man, his days are like the grass.

As the flower of the field, so he blossoms.

When the wind passes over it, it is no more,

and its place knows it no longer.

But the loyal love of Yahweh

is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,

and his righteousness to their children’s children,

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press