King James Version
Psalms 103:4
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Psalms 103:4 in other versions
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.
Context of Psalms 103:4
2Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s. 6The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
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הַגּוֹאֵ֣ל מִשַּׁ֣חַת חַיָּ֑יְכִי הַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִי חֶ֣סֶד וְרַחֲמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 103:4
- Psalms 34:22The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
- Psalms 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?
- Psalms 71:23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
- Genesis 48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
- Job 33:19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
- Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
- Psalms 103:12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
- Psalms 8:5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
- Psalms 21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
- Psalms 65:11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
- James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
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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