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As far asכִּרְחֹקthe east isמִזְרָחfrom the west,מִמַּעֲרָבso far he has removedהִרְחִיקfrom usמִמֶּנּוּour transgressions.פְּשָׁעֵינוּ
Psalms 103:12
Study it in the app“As far as the east is from the west, so far he has removed from us our transgressions.”
David compares God to a father who knows what we are made ofWho God IsAs far as east from west, he removes our wrongs from usForgiveness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 103:12, word by word
- As far asרְחֹקrechok
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “rechok” appears- the east isמִזְרָחmizrach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appears- from the westמַּעֲרָבmaarav
west
West: the side where the sun sets.
Where else “maarav” appears- our transgressionsפְּשָׁעֵיpeshae
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “peshae” appears
The context
11For as the height of the heavens above the earth, so strong is his loyal love over those who fear him.
12 · This verse (above)
13As a father has compassion on his sons, YHWH has compassion on those who fear him.