Psalms 103:12

Psalms 103:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
• New International Version (NIV)as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Context of Psalms 103:12

10He has not dealt with us according to our sins [as we deserve], Nor rewarded us [with punishment] according to our wickedness. 11For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13Just as a father loves his children, So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence]. 14For He knows our [mortal] frame; He remembers that we are [merely] dust.

Psalms 103:12 word by word

כִּרְחֹ֣ק מִ֭זְרָח מִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑ב הִֽרְחִ֥יק מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As far asרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• the eastמִזְרָחmizrâch · eastH4217
• is from the westמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb ma‛ărâbâh · westH4628
• our transgressionsפֶּ֫שַׁעpesha‛ · transgressionH6588

Cross-references for Psalms 103:12

• Psalms 50:1The mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west].
• Psalms 113:3From the rising of the sun to its setting The name of the Lord is to be praised [with awe-inspired reverence].
• Isaiah 45:6That people may know from the rising to the setting of the sun [the world over] That there is no one except Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other,
• Isaiah 43:25“I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.
• Jeremiah 31:34And each man will no longer teach his neighbor and his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me [through personal experience], from the least of them to the greatest,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sin.”
• Jeremiah 50:20In those days and at that time,’ says the Lord, ‘a search will be made for the wickedness of Israel, but there will be none and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’
• Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
• Hebrews 10:2For if it were otherwise, would not these sacrifices have stopped being offered? For the worshipers, having once [for all time] been cleansed, would no longer have a consciousness of sin.
• 1 John 1:7but if we [really] walk in the Light [that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].

Commentaries on Psalms 103:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12As far as the east is from the west - As the east and the west can never meet in one point, but be for ever at the same distance from each other, so our sins and their decreed punishment are removed to an eternal distance by his mercy.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12As far as the east is from the west - As far as possible; as far as we can imagine. These are the points in our apprehension most distant from each other, and as we can conceive nothing beyond them, so the meaning is, that we cannot imagine our sins could be more effectually removed than they are. The literal meaning of the Hebrew is, “like the distance of the east from the west” or, “like its being far.” So far hath he removed our transgressions from us…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. He has revealed himself and his grace to them. By his ways we may understand his precepts, the ways he requires us to walk in; and his promises and purposes. He always has been full of compassion. How unlike are those to God, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! What would become of us, if God should deal so with us? The Scripture says a great deal…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12God’s love and forgiveness have no limits and are complete.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. removed ... from us--so as no longer to affect our relations to Him.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 103

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings