103:9 He does not always accuse,
and does not stay angry. 1
103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, 2
and is faithful to their descendants, 3
1 tn The Hebrew verb נָטַר (natar) is usually taken to mean “to keep; to guard,” with “anger” being understood by ellipsis. The idiom “to guard anger” is then understood to mean “to remain angry” (see Lev 19:18; Jer 3:5, 12; Nah 1:2). However, it is possible that this is a homonymic root meaning “to be angry” (see HALOT 695 s.v. נטר).
2 tn Heb “but the loyal love of the
3 tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”