Psalms 103:11

Context

103:11 For as the skies are high above the earth,

so his loyal love towers¹ over his faithful followers.²

Psalms 103:13

Context

103:13 As a father has compassion on his children,³

so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.⁴

Context

103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers,⁵

and is faithful to their descendants,⁶

[103:11] ¹tn For this sense of the verb גָבַר (gavar), see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 17, 19.

[103:11] ²tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[103:13] ³tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.

[103:13] ⁴tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[103:17] ⁵tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”

[103:17] ⁶tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”