Psalm 103:11 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great are His mercy and loving-kindness toward those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.

Common English Bible

because as high as heaven is above the earth, that’s how large God’s faithful love is for those who honor him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.

Psalm 103:11 Cross References

Job 22:12

“Is not God high in the heavens? See the highest stars, how lofty they are!

Psalm 103:17

But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 117:2

For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord!

Psalm 31:20

In the shelter of your presence you hide them from human plots; you hold them safe under your shelter from contentious tongues.

Psalm 36:5

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.

Psalm 57:10

For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens; your faithfulness extends to the clouds.

Psalm 89:2

I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

Proverbs 25:3

Like the heavens for height, like the earth for depth, so the mind of kings is unsearchable.

Isaiah 55:9

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Luke 1:50

indeed, his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.