Psalms 103:13
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
For he knoweth our frame,.... The outward frame of their bodies, what brittle ware, what earthen vessels, they be; he being the potter, they the clay, he knows what they are able to bear, and what…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Like as a father pitieth his children - Hebrew, “Like the compassion of a father for his children.” See the notes at Mat 7:7-11. God often compares himself with a father, and it is by carrying out our…
Hitherto the psalmist had only looked back upon his own experiences and thence fetched matter for praise; here he looks abroad and takes notice of his favour to others also; for in them we should…
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