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Psalms 103:13–17

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Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
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From verse 13

  1. Luke 11:11–12Rank 1 from verse 13
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    11If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

    12Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?

  2. Hebrews 12:5–11Rank 2 from verse 13
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    5And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

    6For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.

    7If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

    8But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

    9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

    10For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

    11Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

  3. Luke 15:21–22Rank 3 from verse 13
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    21And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.

    22But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet:

  4. Psalms 103:17Rank 4 from verse 13
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    17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

  5. Jeremiah 31:20Rank 5 from verse 13
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    20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

From verse 14

  1. Ecclesiastes 12:7Rank 1 from verse 14
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    7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

  2. Job 10:9Rank 2 from verse 14
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    9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

  3. Psalms 78:38–39Rank 3 from verse 14
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    38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

    39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

  4. Psalms 89:47Rank 4 from verse 14
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    47Remember how short my time is: wherefore hast thou made all men in vain?

  5. Genesis 3:19Rank 5 from verse 14
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    19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

From verse 15

  1. 1 Peter 1:24Rank 1 from verse 15
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    24For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

  2. James 1:10–11Rank 2 from verse 15
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    10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

    11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

  3. Isaiah 51:12Rank 3 from verse 15
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    12I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;

  4. Isaiah 28:1Rank 4 from verse 15
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    1WOE to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

  5. Isaiah 40:6–8Rank 5 from verse 15
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    6The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

    7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

    8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

From verse 16

  1. Isaiah 40:7Rank 1 from verse 16
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    7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

  2. Job 20:9Rank 2 from verse 16
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    9The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.

  3. Job 14:10Rank 3 from verse 16
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    10But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?

  4. Genesis 5:24Rank 4 from verse 16
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    24And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

  5. Job 7:6–10Rank 5 from verse 16
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    6My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, and are spent without hope.

    7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.

    8The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more: thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.

    9As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

    10He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

From verse 17

  1. Psalms 100:5Rank 1 from verse 17
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    5For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

  2. 2 Timothy 1:9Rank 2 from verse 17
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    9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

  3. Ephesians 2:4–7Rank 3 from verse 17
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    4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

    5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

    6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

    7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

  4. Exodus 20:6Rank 4 from verse 17
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    6And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

  5. Romans 1:17Rank 5 from verse 17
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    17For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

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Psalms 103:13

COMBINED MEANING

like

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Sense 1: Similar or of the same kind; in the same manner; likely. Sense 2: A like person or thing; an equal or counterpart. Sense 3: To please, choose, or regard with favour.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 103:14

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

frame

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Sense 1: To form, make, devise, or prepare. Sense 2: The structure or constitution of a thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 103:15

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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grass

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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.

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COMBINED MEANING

flower

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Sense 1: The blossom of a plant. Sense 2: Figuratively, beauty, vigour, or what quickly fades.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 103:16

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

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COMBINED MEANING

passeth

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Third-person singular present form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 103:17

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

everlasting

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1. Continuing without end. 2. Extending backward without beginning. 3. Enduring or permanent throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

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14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

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15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.

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16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

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17But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

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18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

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