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,
103:7 The Lord revealed his faithful acts 4 to Moses,
his deeds to the Israelites.
103:8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful;
he is patient 5 and demonstrates great loyal love. 6
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.
4 tn Heb “made known his ways.” God’s “ways” in this context are his protective and salvific acts in fulfillment of his promise (see also Deut 32:4; Pss 18:30; 67:2; 77:13 [note vv. 11-12, 14]; 138:5; 145:17).
5 tn Heb “slow to anger” (see Ps 86:15).
6 tn Heb “and great of loyal love” (see Ps 86:15).