Discovery BoxPsalms 103:11-13 
Context103:11 For as the skies are high above the earth,
so his loyal love towers 1 over his faithful followers. 2
103:12 As far as the eastern horizon 3 is from the west, 4
so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions 5 from us.
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, 6
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. 7
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 Heb “sunrise.”
4 tn Or “sunset.”
5 tn The Hebrew term פֶּשַׁע (pesha’, rebellious act”) is here used metonymically for the guilt such actions produce.
6 tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.
7 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
