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He will notלֹאalwaysלָנֶצַחcontend,יָרִיבnorוְלֹאforeverלְעוֹלָםwill he bear a grudge.יִטּוֹר
Psalms 103:9
Study it in the app“He will not always contend, nor forever will he bear a grudge.”
David compares God to a father who knows what we are made ofWho God Is
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 103:9, word by word
- alwaysנֶצַחnetsach
forever
Forever, without end; with not, never again.
Where else “netsach” appears- contendיָרִיבyariv
plead
To argue a cause; YHWH accuses his people.
Where else “yariv” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- will he bear a grudgeיִטּוֹרyitor
bear a grudge
To nurse anger, hold resentment against someone.
Where else “yitor” appears
The context
8Merciful and gracious is YHWH, slow to anger and abounding in loyal love.
9 · This verse (above)
10Not according to our sins has he dealt with us, nor according to our iniquities has he repaid us.