Psalms 103
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Psalms 103:8-17

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.
15As for manאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582,his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117arelike grassכֶּחָצִ֣ירke.cha.TzirH2682; Like aflowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651he flourishesיָצִֽיץ׃ya.TzitzH6692.
16Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588thewindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307has passedH5674overH5674it, it is noH369moreH369, And itsplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֣וֹדodH5750knowsH5234aboutH5234it.
17But themercyוְחֶ֤סֶדve.Che.sedH2617of the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068is from everlastingמֵעוֹלָ֣םme.'o.LamH5769to everlastingע֭וֹלָםo.lomH5769for those whofearH3372Him,And His justiceוְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666to the children’sלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121childrenבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121,
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