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Psalms 103:11

103:10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. as: Heb. according to the height of the heaven

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For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

What does Psalms 103:11 mean?

Psalms 103:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), גָּבַהּ (gâbahh), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).

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For
as
the
heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
is
high
aboveגָּבַהּgâbahh/gaw-bah'/H1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
the
earth,אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
so
greatגָּבַרgâbar/gaw-bar'/H1396to be strong; by implication, to prevail, act insolently
is
his
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
toward
them
that
fearיָרֵאyârêʼ/yaw-ray'/H3373fearing; morally, reverent
him.
as:
Heb.
according
to
the
height
of
the
heaven

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 103:11.

Genesis 1:1

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 1:15

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:20

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl: Heb. let fowl fly open: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:28

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. moveth: Heb. creepeth

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 2:1

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

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What does Psalms 103:11 say?

Psalms 103:11 (King James Version) reads: "For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. as: Heb. according to the height of the heaven"

Is Psalms 103:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 103:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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