New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 103:8-14

8The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068iscompassionateרַח֣וּםra.ChumH7349and graciousוְחַנּ֣וּןve.cha.NunH2587,Slowאֶ֖רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֣יִם'a.Pa.yimH639and aboundingוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227in mercyחָֽסֶד׃Cha.sedH2617.

9Hewill not alwaysלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331contendיָרִ֑יבya.RivH7378with us,NorH3808will Hekeepיִטּֽוֹר׃yi.TorH5201His angerforeverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769.

10He hasnot dealtעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213with us according to our sinsכַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּKha.cha.ta.'ei.nuH2399,NorH3808rewardedגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580us according to our guiltyH5771deedsH5771.

11For as highכִגְבֹ֣הַּkhig.Vo.ahH1361as the heavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064are aboveעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,So greatגָּבַ֥רga.VarH1396is His mercyחַ֝סְדּ֗וֹchas.DoH2617towardעַל־'al-H5921those whofearH3372Him.

12As farכִּרְחֹ֣קkir.ChokH7368as the eastמִ֭זְרָחMiz.rochH4217is from the westמִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑בmi.ma.'a.RavH4628,So farהִֽרְחִ֥יקhir.ChikH7368has HeremovedH7368our wrongdoingsפְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃pe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588from us.

13Justas a fatherאָ֭ב'avH1hasH7355compassionכְּרַחֵ֣םke.ra.ChemH7355on hischildrenבָּנִ֑יםba.NimH1121,So the Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hasH7355compassionרִחַ֥םri.ChamH7355on those whofearH3372Him.

14ForHe Himselfה֖וּאhu'H1931knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045our formיִצְרֵ֑נוּyitz.Re.nuH3336; Heis mindfulזָ֝כ֗וּרza.KhurH2142that we are nothing butdustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.

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