Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him.
New American Standard Bible
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who
King James Version
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Holman Bible
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.
A Conservative Version
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
American Standard Version
For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is his lovingkindness toward them that fear him.
Amplified
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].
Bible in Basic English
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
Darby Translation
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.
Julia Smith Translation
For as the height of the heavens above the earth, his mercy prevailed upon those fearing him.
King James 2000
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For as [the] heavens are high above the earth, [so] his loyal love prevails over those who fear him.
Modern King James verseion
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so is His mercy toward those who fear Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth; so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.
NET Bible
For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.
New Heart English Bible
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
The Emphasized Bible
For, as the heavens are exalted over the earth, His lovingkindness hath prevailed over them who revere him;
Webster
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him.
World English Bible
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
Youngs Literal Translation
For, as the height of the heavens is above the earth, His kindness hath been mighty over those fearing Him.
Themes
Godly Fear » Those who have » Receive mercy from God
Forgiveness » Examples of divine
Heaven/the heavens » What heaven is
Topics
References
American
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 103:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Forgiving God
10 He neither deals with us according to our sins, nor repays us equivalent to our iniquity. 11 As high as heaven rises above earth, so his gracious love strengthens those who fear him. 12 As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us.
Cross References
Psalm 36:5
Your gracious love, LORD, reaches to the heavens; your truth extends to the skies.
Psalm 57:10
For your gracious love is great, extending even to the heavens, and your truth even to the skies.
Luke 1:50
His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.
Job 22:12
"Isn't God in heaven above? Consider how far away the stars are, and how lofty they are!
Psalm 89:2
I will declare that your gracious love was established forever; in the heavens itself, you have established your faithfulness.
Psalm 103:17
Yet the LORD's gracious love remains throughout eternity for those who fear him and his righteous acts extend to their children's children,
Proverbs 25:3
Just as the heavens are high and earth is deep, so the heart of a king is unfathomable.
Isaiah 55:9
"For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Ephesians 2:4-7
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us
Ephesians 3:18-19
you will be able to understand, along with all the saints, what is wide, long, high, and deep