New English Translation
Psalms 103:11
11For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.
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 does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. 10He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers. 12As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us. 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
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 36:5O Lord, your loyal love reaches to the sky; your faithfulness to the clouds.
- Psalms 57:10For your loyal love extends beyond the sky, and your faithfulness reaches the clouds.
- Psalms 89:2For I say, “Loyal love is permanently established; in the skies you set up your faithfulness.”
- Job 22:12“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!
- Proverbs 25:3As the heaven is high and the earth is deep so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.
- Isaiah 55:9for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
- Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
- Ephesians 3:18you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
- Psalms 103:17But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
- Luke 1:50from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear him.
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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