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Psalms 103:13-18

Psalms 103

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Verse 13

Original words

As a father אָ֭ב H1 Noun - masculine singular has compassion כְּרַחֵ֣ם H7355 Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct on עַל־ H5921 Preposition his children בָּנִ֑ים H1121 Noun - masculine plural so the LORD יְ֝הוָ֗ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular has compassion רִחַ֥ם H7355 Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition those who fear Him יְרֵאָֽיו׃ H3373 Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

For כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction He ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular knows יָדַ֣ע H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular our frame יִצְרֵ֑נוּ H3336 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural He is mindful זָ֝כ֗וּר H2142 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular that כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction we אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ H587 Pronoun - first person common plural are dust עָפָ֥ר H6083 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

As for man אֱ֭נוֹשׁ H582 Noun - masculine singular his days יָמָ֑יו H3117 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular are like grass כֶּחָצִ֣יר H2682 Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular he blooms יָצִֽיץ׃ H6692 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular like a flower כְּצִ֥יץ H6731 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of the field הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . כֵּ֣ן H3651 Adverb
Verse 16

Original words

when כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction the wind ר֣וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular passes עָֽבְרָה־ H5674 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular over בּ֣וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular it vanishes וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ H369 Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person masculine singular and its place מְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ H4725 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular remembers it יַכִּירֶ֖נּוּ H5234 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular no וְלֹא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle more ע֣וֹד H5750 Adverb
Verse 17

Original words

But from everlasting מֵעוֹלָ֣ם H5769 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular to וְעַד־ H5704 Conjunctive waw | Preposition everlasting ע֭וֹלָם H5769 Noun - masculine singular the loving devotion וְחֶ֤סֶד H2617 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the LORD יְהוָ֨ה׀ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular extends to עַל־ H5921 Preposition those who fear Him יְרֵאָ֑יו H3373 Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and His righteousness וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹ H6666 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular to their children’s לִבְנֵ֥י H1121 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct children בָנִֽים׃ H1121 Noun - masculine plural
Verse 18

Original words

to those who keep לְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י H8104 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct His covenant בְרִית֑וֹ H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular and remember וּלְזֹכְרֵ֥י H2142 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct to obey לַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃ H6213 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural His precepts פִ֝קֻּדָ֗יו H6490 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular

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