Psalms 103:11 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 103:11

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

KJV

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ASV

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.

WEB

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

YLT

For, as the height of the heavens is above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.

DBT

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.

About this book

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Cross-references

21 verses on the floor

Ephesians 3:18
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Isaiah 55:9
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Psalms 57:10
For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
Psalms 117:2
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.
Luke 1:50
And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Observe, God's mercy is thus great towards those that fear him, not towards those that trifle with him. We must fear the Lord and his goodness. (2.) The fulness of his pardons, an evidence of the riches of his mercy (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

PSA 103:11LUK 1:50 EXO 20:6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 103:11PSA 36:5 PSA 100:5
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 103:11LUK 1:50 PSA 103:17-18
PSA 103:11PSA 57:10 PSA 108:4
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
PSA 103:11LUK 1:50 GEN 17:7
PSA 103:11LUK 1:50 PSA 118:4
PSA 103:11LUK 1:50 EXO 34:6-7
PSA 103:11PSA 57:10 PSA 36:5

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