Psalms 65:3

65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, ¹ 

but you forgive ²  our acts of rebellion.

Psalms 103:12

103:12 As far as the eastern horizon ³  is from the west, ⁴ 

so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions ⁵  from us.

[65:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”

[65:3]  ² tn Or “make atonement for.”

[103:12]  ³ tn Heb “sunrise.”

[103:12]  ⁴ tn Or “sunset.”

[103:12]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term פֶּשַׁע (pesha’, rebellious act”) is here used metonymically for the guilt such actions produce.