Psalm 103:9 - The Scriptures 1998

⁹ He does not always strive, nor maintain it forever.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He will not always chide or be contending, neither will He keep His anger forever or hold a grudge.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever.

Common English Bible

⁹ God won’t always play the judge; he won’t be angry forever.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.

Psalm 103:9 Cross References

Psalm 30:5

For His displeasure is for a moment, His delight is for life; Weeping might last for the night, But joy comes in the morning.

Isaiah 27:8

In measure, by sending her away, You contended with her. He shall take away by His rough wind in the day of the east wind.

Isaiah 57:16

“For I would not strive forever, nor am I wroth forever, for the spirit would grow faint before Me, even the beings I have made.

Jeremiah 3:12

“Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, ‘Return, O backsliding Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 3:5

‘Does one bear a grudge forever? Does one keep it to the end?’ See, you have spoken and done the evils that you could.”

Ezekiel 33:16

“None of his sins which he has committed shall be remembered against him – he has done right and righteousness; he shall certainly live.