Psalms 103:11

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, || His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC102:11

For according to the height of the heaven above the earth: he hath strengthened his mercy towards them that fear him.

GNV

For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.

JPS

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

LXXE102:11

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֤י כִגְבֹ֣הַּ שָׁ֭מַיִם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ גָּבַ֥ר חַ֝סְדּ֗וֹ עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃

LXX-Br102:11

Ὅτι κατὰ τὸ ὕψος τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς, ἐκραταίωσε Κύριος τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τοὺς φοβουμένους αὐτόν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 57:10For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
• Psalms 103:17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
• Ephesians 2:4–7But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us…
• Psalms 36:5Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
• Proverbs 25:3As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
• Isaiah 55:9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.
• Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
• Ephesians 3:18–19will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness…
• Job 22:12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!

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