103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful;
he is patient 4 and demonstrates great loyal love. 5
1 tn Heb “the
2 tn Heb “he will not drop you,” i.e., “will not abandon you” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).
3 tn Or “will not.” The translation understands the imperfect verbal form to have an added nuance of capability here.
4 tn Heb “slow to anger” (see Ps 86:15).
5 tn Heb “and great of loyal love” (see Ps 86:15).