103:11 For as the skies are high above the earth,
so his loyal love towers 1 over his faithful followers. 2
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, 3
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. 4
103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, 5
and is faithful to their descendants, 6
1 tn For this sense of the verb גָבַר (gavar), see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 17, 19.
2 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
3 tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.
4 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
5 tn Heb “but the loyal love of the
6 tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”