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Psalms 103:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.


Psalms 103:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 103:138 words
HebrewMeaning
כְּ/רַחֵ֣םkəraḥēm
as has compassionpronH7355
upon) · love · (find · have ···
אָ֭בʾāb
a fathernounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
בָּנִ֑יםbāniym
childrennounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
רִחַ֥םriḥam
he has compassionverbH7355
upon) · love · (find · have ···
יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
יְרֵאָֽי/וyərēʾāyw
those fearing himadjH3373
fear
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 103:13

1. ...“Bless the Lord, O my soul! And all that is within me, His holy Name” Psalm 102:1. I suppose that he speaks not of what is within the body; I do not suppose him to mean this, that our lungs and liver, and so forth, are to burst forth into the voice of blessing of the Lord. There are lungs in our breast indeed, like a kind of bellows, which send forth successive breathings, which breathing forth of the air inhaled is pressed out into voice and sound, when the words are…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 103 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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