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Psalms 103:4
4Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;
Psalms 103:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
- New International Version (NIV)who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
- English Standard Version (ESV)who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Context of Psalms 103:4
2Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul, And do not forget any of His benefits; 3Who forgives all your sins, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy; 5Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle. 6The Lord executes righteousness And justice for all the oppressed.
Read all of Psalms 103Psalms 103:4 word by word
הַגּוֹאֵ֣ל מִשַּׁ֣חַת חַיָּ֑יְכִי הַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִי חֶ֣סֶד וְרַחֲמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 103:4
- Psalms 34:22The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
- Psalms 56:13For You have rescued my soul from death, Yes, and my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of life.
- Psalms 71:23My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.
- Genesis 48:16The Angel [that is, the Lord Himself] who has redeemed me [continually] from all evil, Bless the boys; And may my name live on in them [may they be worthy of having their names linked with mine], And the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; And may they grow into a [great] multitude in the midst of the earth.”
- Job 33:19“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed, And with unceasing complaint in his bones,
- Revelation 5:9And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying, “Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
- Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
- Psalms 8:5Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
- Psalms 21:3For You meet him with blessings of good things; You set a crown of pure gold on his head.
- Psalms 65:11You crown the year with Your bounty, And Your paths overflow.
- James 1:12Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd (Christ) appears, you will receive the [conqueror’s] unfading crown of glory.
Commentaries on Psalms 103:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who redeemeth - 3. Preservation from destruction. הגואל haggoel, properly, redemption of life by the kinsman; possibly looking forward, in the spirit of prophecy, to him who became partaker of our flesh and blood, that he might have the right to redeem our souls from death by dying in our stead. 4. Changing and ennobling his state; weaving a crown for him out of loving-kindness and tender mercies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction - That is, who saves it from death when exposed to danger, or when attacked by disease. The word “destruction” or “corruption” here is equivalent to the grave, since it is there that the body returns to corruption. Compare the notes at Psalm 16:10. Who crowneth thee - The idea here is not merely that God is the source of these blessings, but that there is something of beauty, of dignity, of honor, as in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-6The psalmist offers praise for the Lord’s goodness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. redeemeth--Cost is implied. destruction--literally, "pit of corruption" (Psa 16:10). crowneth--or, "adorneth" (Psa 65:11). tender mercies--compassions (compare Psa 25:6; 40:11).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
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