Psalm 103:8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Merciful and gracious is the Lord,
slow to anger, abounding in mercy.(A)
Psalm 103:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 He has not dealt with us as our sins merit,
nor requited us as our wrongs deserve.
Psalm 103:13-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him.
14 For he knows how we are formed,
remembers that we are dust.(A)
Psalm 103:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 As for man, his days are like the grass;
he blossoms like a flower in the field.(A)
16 A wind sweeps over it and it is gone;
its place knows it no more.
Psalm 103:17-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 But the Lord’s mercy is from age to age,
toward those who fear him.
His salvation is for the children’s children
18 of those who keep his covenant,
and remember to carry out his precepts.
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