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Psalm 103:8-17
English Standard Version
Psalm 103:8-17
English Standard Version
8 The Lord is (A)merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 (B)He will not always chide,
nor will he (C)keep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us (D)according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For (E)as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his (F)steadfast love toward (G)those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far does he (H)remove our transgressions from us.
13 As (I)a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord shows compassion (J)to those who fear him.
14 For he knows our frame;[a]
he (K)remembers that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are like (L)grass;
he flourishes like (M)a flower of the field;
16 for (N)the wind passes over it, and (O)it is gone,
and (P)its place knows it no more.
17 But (Q)the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on (R)those who fear him,
and his righteousness to (S)children's children,
Footnotes
- Psalm 103:14 Or knows how we are formed
Psalm 103:8-17
New International Version
Psalm 103:8-17
New International Version
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(A)
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;(B)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(C)
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love(D) for those who fear him;(E)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions(F) from us.
13 As a father has compassion(G) on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(H)
he remembers that we are dust.(I)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,(J)
they flourish like a flower(K) of the field;
16 the wind blows(L) over it and it is gone,
and its place(M) 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(N)—
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