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Psalms 103:4 — King James Version← Study notes

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;


Psalms 103:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 103:46 words
HebrewMeaning
הַ/גּוֹאֵ֣לhagwōʾēl
who redeemsparticleH1350
in any wise · at all · deliver · (do ···
מִ/שַּׁ֣חַתmišaḥat
from a pitpronH7845
destruction · ditch · grave · pit
חַיָּ֑יְ/כִיḥayāyəkiy
life yournounH2416
age · appetite · beast · company ···
הַֽ֝/מְעַטְּרֵ֗/כִיhaməʿaṭərēkiy
who crowns youparticleH5849
crown
חֶ֣סֶדḥesed
covenant loyaltynounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וְ/רַחֲמִֽיםwəraḥămiym
and compassionconjH7356
compassion · damsel · tender love · (great ···
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 103:4

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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