Psalms 103:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. ”

• Psalms 103:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  For as the heaven is high above the earth - See the notes at Psalms 57:10 . Compare the notes at Isaiah 55:9 . The literal translation of the phrase here would be, “For like the height of the h...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  CIII. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Pardoning Love. The main theme is stated in Psalms 103:6-14 . Yahweh is just, He rights the oppressed, but above all He is considerate and ready to pardon...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  great . mighty, or hath prevailed. toward . upon. fear . revere.

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• Psalms 103:11 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  11. For in proportion to the height of the heavens above the earth The Psalmist here confirms by a comparison the truth that God does not punish the faithful as they have deserved, but, by h...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 673 THE GOODNESS OF GOD Psalms 103:8-13 . The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger for ever....

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• Psalms 103:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. For as the heaven is high above the earth - Great and provoking as our crimes may have been, yet his merc...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  For as the heaven is high, &c.— There cannot be a nobler amplification of the divine mercy and placability than that contained in the 11th and 12th verses: and what can equal the tenderness asc...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. For as the heaven is high above the earth, (so) great is his mercy toward them that fear him - i:e....

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• Psalms 103:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  In this Ps. the hope of the previous one has been fulfilled, and sorrow has given place to thanksgiving. Its probable date is soon after the return from exile. The Psalmist utters his personal gratit...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  So great is his mercy toward. — Literally, Strong is his mercy upon (or, over ). (Comp. Psalms 117:2 .) The comparison in the first clause, and the use of this expression in Genesis 49:26 and...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 103:1-22 THERE are no clouds in the horizon, nor notes of sadness in the music, of this psalm. No purer outburst of thankfulness enriches the Church. It is well that, amid the many psalms w...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Lord's Abundant Mercies Psalms 103:1-12 David's name heads this peerless psalm, which expresses, as none other, the soul of the universal Church and of the individual Christian. Notice the...

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• Psalms 103:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  It seems almost a work of supererogation to write anything about this psalm. It is perhaps the most perfect song of pure praise to be found in the Bible. It has become the common inheritance of all w...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The Psalmist in these verses, under various representations, sets forth the mercy of redeeming grace; and, in order to heighten the representation, he borroweth his language from images in the works...

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• Psalms 103:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  For as the heaven is high above the earth ,.... Which is the greatest distance known, or can be conceived of; the space between the heaven and the earth is seemingly almost infinite; and nothing can...

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• Psalms 103:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him. Ver. 11. For as the heaven is high above the earth ] How high the third heaven is cannot be conjecture...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  As the heaven, &c., so great is his mercy So much above our deserts and expectations, and above the mercy which one man shows to another; toward them that fear him Which clause he adds here,...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Goodness and Compassion of God.       6 The L ORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.   7 He ma...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  So much above their deserts and expectations, and above the mercy which one man showeth to another. Toward them that fear them; which clause he adds here, as also Psalms 103:17,18 , to prevent m...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION This, as appears from the superscription, is one of David’s Psalms. It is a Psalm of great beauty and preciousness, and has been a great favourite of devout souls in all ages. The fulne...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Scofield Reference Notes

  fear Also ( Psalms 103:13 ); ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).

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• Psalms 103:11 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Let us read, dear friends, the one hundred and third Psalm, not because we do not know it, but because I trust that we know it by heart, and feel that it is a fit expression for our heart's thankfuln...

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• Psalms 103:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This is a psalm of David, written after some recent deliverance from sickness, or other affliction. The composition is the unfolding of the heart in gratitude to God, for personal and for national me...

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• Psalms 103:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Bless the Lord, O my soul. A song of praise Like stately pillars supporting a solemn temple, three noble psalms, placed side by side, exalt the glory of Jehovah: 103 glorifies the God of grace;...

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• Psalms 103:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION A PSALM of joy and thanksgiving for God's manifold mercies, especially for his loving kindness in forgiving sin and transgression ( Psalms 103:3 , Psalms 103:8-19 , Psalms 103:17...

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• Psalms 103:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Hymn to the Mercy of God. A psalm of David, voicing his thankful acknowledgment of God's gifts and blessings upon himself, the conclusion calling upon all creatures to join in his song of praise.

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• Psalms 103:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ephesians 2:4-7 ; Ephesians 3:18 ; Ephesians 3:19 ; Isaiah 55:9 ; Job 22:12 ; Luke 1:50 ; Proverbs 25:3 ; Psalms 36:5 ; Psalms 57:10 ; Psalms 89:2 ; Psalms 103:17

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• Psalms 103:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  So great — So much above their deserts and expectations.

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