Psalm 103

Psalms · Chapter 103

Psalms 103:4

1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.21Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
who redeemsהַגּוֹאֵ֣לha-go-'ELH1350A
to redeem: redeem

גָּאַל (ga.al) : redeem 1) to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as kinsman, do the part of next of kin, act as kinsman-redeemer 1a1a) by marrying brother's widow to beget a child for him, to redeem from slavery, to redeem land, to exact vengeance 1a2) to redeem (by payment) 1a3) to redeem (with God as subject) 1a3a) individuals from death 1a3b) Israel from Egyptian bondage 1a3c) Israel from exile 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to redeem oneself 1b2) to be redeemed

from a pitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi-SHA-chatH7845G
Pit: hell

שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) Pit, of hell Another name of she.ol (שְׁאוֹל "Sheol" H7585) This name means pit, grave

life yourחַיָּ֑יְכִיchai-YA-ye-khiH2416E
life

חַיִּים (chay.yim) 1) life (abstract emphatic) 1a) life 1b) sustenance, maintenance

who crowns youהַֽ֝מְעַטְּרֵ֗כִיham-'a-te-RE-khiH5849B
to crown

עָטַר (a.tar) 1) to crown, give a crown 1a) (Piel) to crown 1b) (Hiphil) crown-bestower (participle)

covenant loyaltyחֶ֣סֶדCHE-sedH2617A
kindness

חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) goodness, kindness, faithfulness

and compassionsוְרַחֲמִֽים׃ve-ra-cha-MIMH7356B
compassion

רַחֲמִים (ra.cha.mim) compassion Aramaic equivalent: re.chem (רַחֲמִין "compassion" H7359)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.