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Psalms 103:13-18

Psalms 103

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13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

14For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.

15As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field;

16when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.

17But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—

18to those who keep His covenant and remember to obey His precepts.

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Verse 13

Original words

As a fatherאָ֭בH1Noun - masculine singularhas compassionכְּרַחֵ֣םH7355Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructonעַל־H5921Prepositionhis childrenבָּנִ֑יםH1121Noun - masculine pluralso the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularhas compassionרִחַ֥םH7355Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionthose who fear Himיְרֵאָֽיו׃H3373Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

Forכִּי־H3588ConjunctionHeה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularknowsיָדַ֣עH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularour frameיִצְרֵ֑נוּH3336Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common pluralHe is mindfulזָ֝כ֗וּרH2142Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularthatכִּי־H3588Conjunctionweאֲנָֽחְנוּ׃H587Pronoun - first person common pluralare dustעָפָ֥רH6083Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15

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As for manאֱ֭נוֹשׁH582Noun - masculine singularhis daysיָמָ֑יוH3117Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularare like grassכֶּחָצִ֣ירH2682Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularhe bloomsיָצִֽיץ׃H6692Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularlike a flowerכְּצִ֥יץH6731Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructof the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הH7704Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .כֵּ֣ןH3651Adverb
Verse 16

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whenכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionthe windר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singularpassesעָֽבְרָה־H5674Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularoverבּ֣וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularit vanishesוְאֵינֶ֑נּוּH369Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singularand its placeמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃H4725Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularremembers itיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּH5234Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularnoוְלֹא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particlemoreע֣וֹדH5750Adverb
Verse 17

Original words

But from everlastingמֵעוֹלָ֣םH5769Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singulartoוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositioneverlastingע֭וֹלָםH5769Noun - masculine singularthe loving devotionוְחֶ֤סֶדH2617Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀H3068Noun - proper - masculine singularextends toעַל־H5921Prepositionthose who fear Himיְרֵאָ֑יוH3373Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand His righteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹH6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularto their children’sלִבְנֵ֥יH1121Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructchildrenבָנִֽים׃H1121Noun - masculine plural
Verse 18

Original words

to those who keepלְשֹׁמְרֵ֥יH8104Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructHis covenantבְרִית֑וֹH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularand rememberוּלְזֹכְרֵ֥יH2142Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructto obeyלַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃H6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine pluralHis preceptsפִ֝קֻּדָ֗יוH6490Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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