103:3 He is the one who forgives all your sins,
who heals all your diseases, 1
103:4 who delivers 2 your life from the Pit, 3
who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
1 tn This relatively rare noun refers to deadly diseases (see Deut 29:22; Jer 14:18; 16:4; 2 Chr 21:19).
2 tn Or “redeems.”
3 tn The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 55:24.