Psalms 103:11

Psalms 103:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
• New International Version (NIV)For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;

Context of Psalms 103:11

9He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. 10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. 12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

Psalms 103:11 word by word

כִּ֤י כִגְבֹ֣הַּ שָׁ֭מַיִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ גָּבַ֥ר חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• as highגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• as the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• are aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• so greatגָּבַרgâbar · to prevailH1396
• is His loving devotionחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• those who fear Himיָרֵאyârê' · afraidH3373

Cross-references for Psalms 103:11

• Psalms 36:5Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Psalms 57:10For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
• Job 22:12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
• Proverbs 25:3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
• Isaiah 55:9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
• Ephesians 2:4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• Ephesians 3:18will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
• Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
• Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

Commentaries on Psalms 103:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11For as the heaven is high above the earth - Great and provoking as our crimes may have been, yet his mercies have, in their magnitude and number, surpassed these, as far as the heavens are elevated beyond the earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11For as the heaven is high above the earth - See the notes at Psalm 57:10. Compare the notes at Isaiah 55:9. The literal translation of the phrase here would be, “For like the height of the heavens above the earth.” The heavens - the starry heavens - are the highest objects of which we have any knowledge; and hence, the comparison is used to denote the great mercy of God - meaning that it is as great as can be conceived; that there is nothing beyond it…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. 1111. great--efficient.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