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Psalm 103:6-18
The Message
Psalm 103:6-18
The Message
6-18 God makes everything come out right;
he puts victims back on their feet.
He showed Moses how he went about his work,
opened up his plans to all Israel.
God is sheer mercy and grace;
not easily angered, he’s rich in love.
He doesn’t endlessly nag and scold,
nor hold grudges forever.
He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve,
nor pay us back in full for our wrongs.
As high as heaven is over the earth,
so strong is his love to those who fear him.
And as far as sunrise is from sunset,
he has separated us from our sins.
As parents feel for their children,
God feels for those who fear him.
He knows us inside and out,
keeps in mind that we’re made of mud.
Men and women don’t live very long;
like wildflowers they spring up and blossom,
But a storm snuffs them out just as quickly,
leaving nothing to show they were here.
God’s love, though, is ever and always,
eternally present to all who fear him,
Making everything right for them and their children
as they follow his Covenant ways
and remember to do whatever he said.
Psalm 103:6-18
New International Version
Psalm 103:6-18
New International Version
7 He made known(C) his ways(D) to Moses,
his deeds(E) to the people of Israel:
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(F)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(G)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(H)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(I) for those who fear him;(J)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(K) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(L) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(M)
he remembers that we are dust.(N)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(O)
they flourish like a flower(P) of the field;
16 the wind blows(Q) over it and it is gone,
and its place(R) remembers it no more.
17 But from everlasting to everlasting
the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children(S)—
18 with those who keep his covenant(T)
and remember(U) to obey his precepts.(V)
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