Psalms 103:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

He will not always chide, or contend, by his judgments with sinners, but is ready to be reconciled to them, to wit, upon their true repentance, as is manifest from innumerable texts, and from the whole scope and design of Scripture. Anger; which word is understood here, as also Leviticus 19:18 Jeremiah 3:5 Nahum 1:2, as is evident from the thing itself, and from the former clause. The Hebrew is a concise language, and there are many such ellipses in it, as 2 Samuel 6:6, compared with Exodus 9:9; and 1 Chronicles 18:6, compared with 2 Samuel 8:6 Psalms 3:7 Ecclesiastes 7:15.

Psalms 103:9

9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.