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Psalms 103:11
11For people who worship him, his faithful love is very great. How far is the sky above the earth? His love is greater than that!
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 tell us that we are wrong. He will not always continue to be angry. 10We should receive much punishment for the bad things that we do. But the Lord does not punish us so much. For people who worship him, his faithful love is very great. How far is the sky above the earth? His love is greater than that! 12How far is the east from the west? The Lord has taken our sins further away than that! He no longer says that we are guilty. 13As a father is kind to his children, the Lord is kind to us. He is kind to people who worship him.
Read all of Psalms 103Psalms 103:11 word by word
כִּ֤י כִגְבֹ֣הַּ שָׁ֭מַיִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ גָּבַ֥ר חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 103:11
- Psalms 36:5Lord your faithful love reaches as high as the sky. People can trust you beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 57:10Your faithful love is great, higher than the skies. Your truth reaches beyond the clouds.
- Psalms 89:2Yes! Your faithful love will always continue to be strong. You will always be faithful, as the skies will always be there.
- Job 22:12God lives high above us in heaven. Look up at the stars and see how high they are!
- Proverbs 25:3You can never know all the thoughts of a king. They go high above the sky and deep below the earth.
- Isaiah 55:9The sky is far higher than the earth. In the same way, I do things in a much better way than you do. Also, my thoughts are much higher than your thoughts.
- Ephesians 2:4But God is very good and kind! He loved us very much.
- Ephesians 3:18Then you will understand, with all God's people, how much Christ loves us. That love is very wide and long and high and deep!
- Psalms 103:17But the faithful love of the Lord will always be with people who worship him. He promises to be kind to their children's children for ever.
- Luke 1:50He is kind to people who respect and obey him. He will always be kind to people like that.
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
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