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Psalm 103:13 KJV
Psalms · chapter 103 · verse 13
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.Psalm 103:13 · King James Version
Psalm 103:13 in context
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Commentary
Cross references
- Luke 11:11-12
- Hebrews 12:5-11
- Luke 15:21-22
- Psalms 103:17
- Jeremiah 31:20
- Proverbs 3:12
- Jeremiah 31:9
- Malachi 4:2
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- pitiethrâchamto fondleH7355 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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Hitherto the psalmist had only looked back upon his own experiences and thence fetched matter for praise; here he looks abroad and takes notice of his favour to others also; for in them we should rejoice and give thanks for them, all the saints being fed at a common table and sharing in the same blessings. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-18