Psalm 103:13 - The Scriptures 1998

¹³ As a father has compassion for his children, So יהוה  has compassion for those who fear Him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹³ Like as a father pitieth his children, So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ As a father loves and pities his children, so the Lord loves and pities those who fear Him [with reverence, worship, and awe].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.

Common English Bible

¹³ Like a parent feels compassion for their children— that’s how the LORD feels compassion for those who honor him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,

Psalm 103:13 Cross References

Psalm 103:11

For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His kindness toward those who fear Him;

Psalm 103:17

But the kindness of יהוה  Is from everlasting to everlasting Upon those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children’s children,

Psalm 147:11

יהוה  takes pleasure in those who fear Him, In those who wait for His kindness.

Proverbs 3:12

For whom יהוה  loves He reproves, As a father the son whom he delights in.

Jeremiah 31:20

“Is Ephrayim a precious son to Me, a child of delights? For though I spoke against him, I still remembered him. That is why My affections were deeply moved for him. I have great compassion for him,” declares יהוה.

Jeremiah 31:9

“With weeping they shall come, and with their prayers I bring them. I shall make them walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they do not stumble. For I shall be a Father to Yisra’ĕ

Leviticus 26:44

‘And yet for all this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I shall not reject them, nor shall I loathe them so as to destroy them and break My covenant with them. For I am יהוה  their Elohim.

Malachi 4:2

“But to you who fear My Name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings. And you shall go out and leap for joy like calves from the stall.

Numbers 11:12

“Was it I who conceived all these people? Was it I who brought them forth, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as the foster father carries a nursing child,’ to the land which You swore to their fathers?

Matthew 6:32

“For all these the gentiles seek for. And your heavenly Father knows that you need all these.

Matthew 6:9

“This, then, is the way you should pray: ‘Our Father who is in the heavens, let Your Name be set-apart,

John 20:17

יהושע  said to her, “Do not hold on to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father. But go to My brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My Elohim and your Elohim.’ ”

Acts 13:26

“Men, brothers, sons of the race of Aḇ

Deuteronomy 3:5

“All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates and bars, besides a great many unwalled towns.