Psalm 103:11-12 Part 2 of 2

For his unfailing love toward those who fear him

    is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

He has removed our sins as far from us

    as the east is from the west.

 

He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

2 Samuel 12:13  Then David confessed to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD"

    Nathan replied, "Yes, but the LORD has forgiven you and you won't die for this sin."  [see chapters 11-12]

Psalm 32:1-5  

Oh, what joy for those

    whose disobedience is forgiven,

    whose sin is put out of sight!

Yes, what joy for those

    whose record the LORD has cleared of guilt,

    whose lives are lived in complete honesty!

When I refused to confess my sin,

    my body wasted away, 

    and I groaned all day long.

Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.

    My strength evaporated like water in summer heat.

Finally, I confessed all my sins to you

    and stopped trying to hide my guilt.

I said to myself, "I will confess my rebellion to the LORD."

    And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.  [see all Psalm 32]

Psalm 51:1  

Have mercy on me, O God,

    because of your unfailing love.

Because of your great compassion,

    blot out the stain of my sins.  [see all Psalm 51]

Isaiah 43:25  

"I [the LORD]--yes, I alone--will blot out your sins for my own sake

    and will never think of them again."  [see all chapter 43]

Isaiah 44:22  

"I [the LORD] have swept away your sins like a cloud.

    I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist.

Oh, return to me,

    for I have paid the price to set you free."  [see all chapter 44]

Zechariah 3:4  So the angel said to the others standing there, "Take off his filthy clothes." And turning to Jeshua he said, "See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes."

Zechariah 3:8  "Listen to me, O Jeshua the high priest, and all you other priests. You are symbols of things to come. Soon I am going to bring my servant, the Branch."  [see all chapter 3]

Ephesians 2:4-5  But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God's grace that you have been saved!)  [see all chapter 2]

 

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Psalm 103:11-12 Part 1 of 2

For his unfailing love toward those who fear him

    is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

He has removed our sins as far from us

    as the east is from the west.

 

For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.

Psalm 13:5   

But I trust in your unfailing love.

    I will rejoice because you have rescued me.  (see all Psalm 13)

Psalm 36:5  

Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens;

    your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds.  (see all Psalm 36)

Psalm 57:10  

For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens.

    Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.  (see all Psalm 57)

Psalm 100:5  

For the LORD is good.

    His unfailing love continues forever,

    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.  (see all Psalm 100)

Psalm 106:45  

He (the LORD) remembered his covenant with them

    and relented because of his unfailing love.  (see all Psalm 106)

Psalm 117:2  

For his unfailing love for us is powerful;

    the LORD's faithfulness endures forever.

Praise the LORD!  (see all Psalm 117)

Lamentations 3:22  

The faithful love of the LORD never ends!

    His mercies never cease.  (see all chapter 3)

Ephesians 3:18  And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.  

(see all chapter 3)

Psalm 71:19  

Your righteousness, O God, reaches to the highest heavens.

    You have done such wonderful things.

    Who can compare with you, O God?  (see all Psalm 71)

Isaiah 55:8-9  

"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD.

    "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.

For just as the heavens are higher than the earth,

    so my ways are higher than your ways

    and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.  (see all chapter 55)

Isaiah 66:1  

This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne,

    and the earth is my footstool.

Could you build me a temple as good as that?

    Could you build me such a resting place?"  (see all chapter 66)

Romans 8:39  No power in the sky above or in the earth below--indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.  (see all chapter 8)

 

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Psalm 103:8-10 Part 2 of 2

The LORD is compassionate and merciful,

    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

He will not constantly accuse us,

    nor remain angry forever.

He does not punish us for all our sins;

    he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

 

He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever.

Psalm 30:5  

For his anger lasts only a moment,

    but his favor lasts a lifetime!

Weeping may last through the night,

    but joy comes with the morning.  (see all chapter 9)

Isaiah 57:16  

"For I will not fight against you forever;

    I will not always be angry.

If I were, all people would pass away--

    all the souls I have made."  (see verses 14-21)

Jeremiah 3:12  Therefore go and give this message to Israel. This is what the LORD says:

    "O Israel, my faithless people,

        come home to me again,

    for I am merciful

        I will not be angry with you forever."  (see verses 6-15)

Micah 7:18-20  

Where is another God like you,

    who pardons the guilt of the remnant,

    overlooking the sins of his special people?

You will not stay angry with your people forever,

    because you delight in showing unfailing love.

Once again you will have compassion on us.

    You will trample our sins under your feet

    and throw them into the depths of the ocean!

You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love

    as you promised to our ancestors Abraham and Jacob long ago.  

    (see all chapter 7)

 

He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. 

Ezra 9:13  "Now we are being punished because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have allowed some of us to survive as a remnant."  

(see all chapter 9)

Job 11:6  

"If only he (God) would tell you the secrets of wisdom,

    for true wisdom is not a simple matter.

Listen! God is doubtless punishing you

    far less that you deserve!"  (see all chapter 11)

Romans 6:20-23  When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right. And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.  (see all chapter 6)

 

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Psalm 103:8-10 Part 1 of 2

The LORD is compassionate and merciful,

    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

He will not constantly accuse us,

    nor remain angry forever.

He does not punish us for all our sins;

    he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve.

 

The LORD is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

Numbers 14:18-19  " 'The LORD is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected--even children in the third and fourth generations.' In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people, just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt."  (see all chapter 14)

2 Chronicles 30:9  "For if you return to the LORD, your relatives and your children will be treated mercifully by their captors, and they will be able to return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful. If you return to him, he will not continue to turn his face from you."  

(see all chapter 30)

Psalm 99:8  

O LORD our God, you answered them.

    You were a forgiving God to them,

    but you punished them when they went wrong.  (see all Psalm 99)

Joel 2:13  

"Don't tear your clothing in your grief,

    but tear your hearts instead,"

Return to the LORD your God,

    for he is merciful and compassionate,

slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

    He is eager to relent and not to punish.  (see all chapter 2)

Jonah 3:10-4:2  When God saw what they (the Ninevites) had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

    This change of plans greatly upset Jonah and he became very angry. So he complained to the LORD about it: "Didn't I say before I left home that you would do this, LORD? That's why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people. Just kill me now, LORD! I'd rather be dead than alive if what I predicted (see verse 3:3) will not happen." 

    The LORD replied, "Is it right for you to be angry about this?"  

    (see all Jonah)

 

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Psalm 103:7

He revealed his character to Moses

    and his deeds to the people of Israel.

 

He revealed his character to Moses

Exodus 33:13  "If it is true that you look favorably on me (Moses), let me know your ways so I may understand you more fully and continue to enjoy your favor. And remember that this nation is your very own people."  

(see all chapter 33)

Exodus 34:6-7  The LORD passed in front of Moses, calling out,

"Yahweh! The LORD!

    The God of compassion and mercy!

I am slow to anger

    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.

I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.

    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.

But I do not excuse the guilty.

    I lay the sins of parents upon their children and grandchildren;

the entire family is effected--

    even in the third and fourth generations."  (see verses 1-11)

Numbers 14:10-12  But the whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb. Then the glorious presence of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tabernacle. And the LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them? I will disown them and destroy them with a plague. Then I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are!"  (see all chapter 14)

 

and his deeds to the people of Israel. 

Psalm 99:7  

He spoke to Israel from the pillar of cloud,

    and they followed the laws and decrees he gave them.  (see all Psalm 99)

Psalm 147:19-20  

He has revealed his words to Jacob,

    his decrees and regulations to Israel.

He has not done this for any other nation;

    they do not know his regulations. 

Praise the LORD!  (see all Psalm 147)

Psalm 106:24-27  

The people refused to enter the pleasant land,

    for they wouldn't believe his promise to care for them.

Instead they grumbled in their tents

    and refused to obey the LORD.

Therefore, he solemnly swore

    that he would kill them in the wilderness,

that he would scatter their descendants among the nations,

    exiling them to distant lands.

Psalm 106:45-46  

He remembered his covenant with them

    and relented because of his unfailing love.

He even caused their captors

    to treat them with kindness.  (see all Psalm 106)

 

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Psalm 103:6

The LORD gives righteousness

    and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

 

Psalm 9:8-9 

He will judge the world with justice

    and rule the nations with fairness.

The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed,

    a refuge in times of trouble.  (see all Psalm 9)

Psalm 10:18  

You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,

    so mere people can no longer terrify them.  (see all Psalm 10)

Psalm 65:5  

You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds,

    O God our savior.

You are the hope of everyone on earth,

    even those who sail on distant seas.  (see all psalm 65)

Isaiah 9:7  

His government and its peace

    will never end.

He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David

    for all eternity.

The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies

    will make this happen!  (see verses 1-7)

Isaiah 42:7  

    You will open the eyes of the blind.

You will free the captives from prison,

    releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.  (see all chapter 42)

Isaiah 58:6-7  

"No, this is the kind of fasting I want:

Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;

    lighten the burden of those who work for you.

Let the oppressed go free,

    and remove the chains that bind people.

Share your food with the hungry,

    and give shelter to the homeless.

Give clothes to those who need them,

    and do not hide from relatives who need your help  (see all chapter 58)

Isaiah 61:1-2  

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me,

    for the LORD has anointed me

    to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted

    and to proclaim that captives will be released

    and prisoners will be freed.

He has sent me to tell those who mourn

    that the time of the LORD's favor has come.

    and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies.  

    (see all chapter 61)

Luke 4:18-19  

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,

    for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,

    that the blind will see,

that the oppressed will be set free,

    and that the time of the LORD's favor has come."  (see verses 1-30)

 

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Psalm 103:2-5 Part 3 of 3

Let all that I am praise the LORD;

    may I never forget all the good things he does for me.

He forgives all my sins

    and heals all my diseases.

He redeems me from death

    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

He fills my life with good things.

    My youth is renewed like the eagle's!

 

He fills my life with good things.

Psalm 90:14

Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,

    so we may sing for joy to the end our lives.  (see all Psalm 90)

Psalm 107:9  

For he satisfies the thirsty

    and fills the hungry with good things.  (see all Psalm 107)

Psalm 145:16  

When you open your hand

    you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing.  (see all Psalm 145)

 

My youth is renewed like the eagle's! 

Exodus 19:4  " 'You have seen what I did to the Egyptians. You know how I carried you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.' " (see all chapter 19)

Deuteronomy 32:11  

"Like an eagle that rouses her chicks

    and hovers over her young,

so he spread his wings to take them up

    and carried them safely on his pinions."  (see all chapter 32)

Isaiah 40:31  

But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength.

    They will soar high on wings like eagles.

They will run and not grow weary.

    They will walk and not faint.  (see all Psalm 40)

Revelation 12:13-14  When the dragon realized that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. But she was given two wings like those of a great eagle so she could fly to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. There she would be cared for and protected from the dragon for a time, times, and half a time.  

(see all chapter 12)

 

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