Psalm 103:11-14 KJV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:13

Verse 13 13.As a father is compassionate towards his children, The Psalmist not only explains by a comparison what he has already stated, but he at the same time assigns the cause why God so graciously forgives us, which is, because he is a father It is then in consequence of God’s having freely and sovereignly adopted us as his children that he continually pardons our sins, and accordingly we are to draw from that fountain the hope of forgiveness. And as no man has been adopted on the ground... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:14

Verse 14 14.For he knoweth David here annihilates all the worth which men would arrogate to themselves, and asserts that it is the consideration of our misery, and that alone, which moves God to exercise patience towards us. This again we ought carefully to mark, not only for the purpose of subduing the pride of our flesh, but also that a sense of our unworthiness may not prevent us from trusting in God. The more wretched and despicable our condition is, the more inclined is God to show mercy,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-22

The psalm divides itself into four portions: the first ( Psalms 103:1-5 ) an outburst of praise for blessings granted by God to each man severally; the second ( Psalms 103:6-14 ) an enumeration of his loving kindnesses towards his Church as a whole; the third ( Psalms 103:15-18 ) a representation of man's weakness and dependence on God; and the fourth ( Psalms 103:19-22 ) a glance at God's unchanging glory, and a call upon all his creation to bless and worship him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:6-18

The confidence of God's children. These strong, sustaining words call us to consider— I. TO WHOM THE DIVINE ASSURANCES ARE GIVEN . It is clear that they are given to the servants of God. The thought runs through the whole passage (see Psalms 103:11 , Psalms 103:13 , Psalms 103:18 ). Where this is not explicitly stated, it is to be understood (see particularly Psalms 103:12 ). Those may not claim the fulfilment of promises to whom they were not made. First enter... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:11

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him (comp. Psalms 36:5 , "Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds"). The metaphor is bold, yet inadequate; for God's mercy is infinite. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. God's mercy is the cause, the removal of sin the result. The two are commensurate, and are "described by the largest measures which the earth can afford." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:12

Limitless forgiveness. What figures will best suggest the entireness of the removal of man's sin, when God, in his infinite goodness and mercy, deals with it and removes it? That question is specially interesting because, when man is forgiven his sin, he finds it so hard to get rid of the memory of it. In a sense it may be said that a man "never forgives himself." There is always, therefore, the danger that a man will transfer his own feeling to God, and persuade himself that, though God... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:13

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him (comp. Deuteronomy 32:6 ; Job 10:8 ; Isaiah 29:16 ; Isaiah 63:16 ; Isaiah 64:8 , etc.). (For the nature of the "fear" spoken of, both here and in Psalms 103:11 , see the description in Psalms 103:17 , Psalms 103:18 .) It must be a fear that produces obedience, or, in New Testament phrase, that is a "godly fear" ( Hebrews 12:28 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:13

The pity of God. I. THE FULL , CLEAR DECLARATION OF THIS IS FOUND ONLY IN THE BALE . 1 . It is not in ancient mythology. The gods of the heathen were strong and much else, but not pitiful. 2 . Nor in Nature. How heartless, how cruel, how utterly unsympathizing, she is! The dearly loved, the precious, the innocent, suffer, die in thousands, and Nature has not a solitary tear for them. 3 . Nor in society. Law, the bond of society, cannot pity, it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:13

The pity of the Lord. "Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him." In the Old Testament revelation of God there are bursts and flashes of light in startling contrast to the ordinary conceptions of him under that dispensation. There are grand conceptions of his power, omniscience, wisdom, and providence prevailing; but sometimes there are the tenderer conceptions of his goodness and mercy, as in the Psalms and prophets. I. THE REASONS OF GOD ... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 103:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:6-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 103:13

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