103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful;
he is patient 1 and demonstrates great loyal love. 2
103:9 He does not always accuse,
and does not stay angry. 3
103:10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve; 4
he does not repay us as our misdeeds deserve. 5
103:11 For as the skies are high above the earth,
so his loyal love towers 6 over his faithful followers. 7
103:12 As far as the eastern horizon 8 is from the west, 9
so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions 10 from us.
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, 11
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. 12