PSA 103:11 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ποτιοῦσι πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν.
(Potiousi panta ta thaʸria tou agrou, prosdexontai onagroi eis dipsan autōn. )

BrTr They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst.

ULT For as the skies are high above the earth,
⇔ so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him.

UST The skies are very high above the earth,
⇔ and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.

BSB ⇔ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
⇔ so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

OEB ⇔ For high as the heavens o’er the earth
⇔ is his love over those who fear him.

WEBBE For as the heavens are high above the earth,
⇔ so great is his loving kindness towards those who fear him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For as the skies are high above the earth,
⇔ so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.

LSV For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth,
His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.

FBV For as high as the heavens are above the earth is the extent of his trustworthy love to those who honor him.

T4T The skies are very high above the earth,
⇔ and Yahweh’s faithful love for all those who revere him is just as great.

LEB • For as the heavens are high above the earth, so his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.

BBE For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

Moff but, high as heaven is over earth,
⇔ so vast his love is to his worshippers;

JPS For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.

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

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

YLT For, as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.

Drby For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.

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

Wbstr For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him.

KJB-1769 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.[fn]

103.11 as…: Heb. according to the height of the heaven

KJB-1611 [fn]For as the heauen is high aboue the earth: so great is his mercy toward them that feare him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

103:11 Heb. according to the height of the heauen.

Bshps For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heauen aboue the earth: his mercie preuayleth to them that feare hym.
(For accordyng to the hyghnesse of heaven above the earth: his mercy preuayleth to them that fear him.)

Gnva For as high as the heauen is aboue ye earth, so great is his mercie toward them that feare him.
(For as high as the heaven is above ye/you_all earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. )

Cvdl For loke how hye the heaue is in comparison of the earth, so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him.
(For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth, so great is his mercy also towarde them that fear him.)

Wycl Alle the beestis of the feeld schulen drynke; wielde assis schulen abide in her thirst.
(All the beasts/animals of the field should drink; wild assis should abide in her thirst.)

Luth Denn so hoch der Himmel über der Erde ist, läßt er seine Gnade walten über die, so ihn fürchten.
(Because so high the/of_the heaven above the/of_the earth is, lets he his grace prevail above that, so him/it fear.)

ClVg Potabunt omnes bestiæ agri; expectabunt onagri in siti sua.[fn]
(Potabunt everyone bestiæ agri; expectabunt onagri in siti his_own. )

103.11 Potabunt omnes. ID. Omnes fuerunt in disco Petri ter submisso, etc., usque ad ut Ecclesia congregetur. Onagri. ID. Sylvestres asini magni indomiti, etc., usque ad vel superbi Judæi different bibere in tempus ultimum.

103.11 Potabunt omnes. ID. All_of_them fuerunt in disco Petri ter submisso, etc., until to as Ecclesia congregetur. Onagri. ID. Sylvestres asini magni indomiti, etc., until to or superbi Yudæi different to_drink in tempus ultimum.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

For as the skies are high & toward those who honor him

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when as_~_as,high heavens on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the=earth/land great steadfast_love_of,his on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in fear_of,him )

The simile compares the great distance between heaven and earth to the greatness of God’s love for his people.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

so great is his covenant faithfulness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word faithfulness, you could express the same idea with an adjective. Alternate translation: “so he is very faithful to his covenant”

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