Psalms 103:12

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Psalms 103:12


← Psalms 103:11 Psalms 103:12 (KJV) Psalms 103:13 →
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

As far asH7368 the eastH4217 is from the westH4628, so far hath he removedH7368 our transgressionsH6588 from us.


Original Hebrew

כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב הִרְחִיק מִמֶּנּוּ אֶת־פְּשָׁעֵינוּ׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּ/רְחֹ֣ק
ki/r.Chok H7368 HR/Vqc as/ is far away
מִ֭זְרָח
Miz.roch H4217 HNcmsa east
מִֽ/מַּֽעֲרָ֑ב
mi./ma.'a.Rav H4628 HR/Ncmsa from/ west
הִֽרְחִ֥יק
hir.Chik H7368 HVhp3ms he has removed far away
מִ֝מֶּ֗/נּוּ
mi.Me./nu H4480 HR/Sp1cp from/ us
אֶת
'et- H853 HTo (obj.)
פְּשָׁעֵֽי/נוּ
pe.sha.'Ei./nu H6588 HNcmpc/Sp1cp transgressions/ our
Strong's References
  • H4217 — מִזְרָח (mizrâch, miz-rawkh'): from זָרַח (zârach) H2224; sunrise, i.e. the east; east (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).
  • H4628 — מַעֲרָב (maʻărâb, mah-ar-awb'): or (feminine) מַעֲרָבָה (maʻărâbâh); from עָרַב (ʻârab) H6150, in the sense of shading; the west (as a region of the evening sun); west.
  • H6588 — פֶּשַׁע (peshaʻ, peh'-shah): from פָּשַׁע (pâshaʻ) H6586; a revolt (national, moral or religious); rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
  • H7368 — רָחַק (râchaq, raw-khak'): a primitive root; to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation); (a-, be, cast, drive, get, go, keep (self), put, remove, be too, (wander), withdraw) far (away, off), loose, [idiom] refrain, very, (be) a good way (off).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת (ʼôwth) H226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
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