New English Translation
Psalms 103:4
4who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
Psalms 103:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
- 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,
Context of Psalms 103:4
2Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds! 3He is the one who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, who delivers your life from the Pit, who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion, 5who satisfies your life with good things, so your youth is renewed like an eagle’s. 6The Lord does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.
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הַגּוֹאֵ֣ל מִשַּׁ֣חַת חַיָּ֑יְכִי הַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִי חֶ֣סֶד וְרַחֲמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 103:4
- Psalms 34:22The Lord rescues his servants; all who take shelter in him escape punishment.
- Psalms 56:13when you deliver my life from death. You keep my feet from stumbling, so that I might serve God as I enjoy life.
- Psalms 71:23My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me!
- Genesis 48:16the Angel who has protected me from all harm – bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
- Job 33:19Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,
- Revelation 5:9They were singing a new song: “You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were killed, and at the cost of your own blood you have purchased for God persons from every tribe, language, people, and nation.
- Psalms 103:12As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.
- Psalms 8:5and make them a little less than the heavenly beings? You grant mankind honor and majesty;
- Psalms 21:3For you bring him rich blessings; you place a golden crown on his head.
- Psalms 65:11You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.
- James 1:12Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
- 1 Peter 5:4Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades 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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