Psalms 103:13
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 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.
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- KJV
- Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
- WEB
- Like a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.
- ASV
- Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
- DARBY
- As a father pitieth [his] children, so Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
- BLB
- As a father has compassion for [his] children, [so] YHWH has compassion for those fearing Him.
- ÅB
- Som en far forbarmer seg over sine barn, forbarmer Herren seg over dem som frykter ham.
- OTB
- Som en far viser medfølelse med sine barn,
Slik viser Herren medfølelse med dem som frykter Ham. - B1930
- Som en far forbarmer sig over sine barn, forbarmer Herren sig over dem som frykter ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 11:11–12
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Read in contextHebrews 12:5–11
And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:
Read in contextLuke 15:21–22
And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
Read in contextPsalms 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
Read in contextJeremiah 31:20
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
Read in contextProverbs 3:12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:9
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
Read in contextMalachi 4:2
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
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