Psalms 103:11

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

so his loyal love towers ¹  over his faithful followers. ² 

Psalms 103:13

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

so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. ⁴ 

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

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

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

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