Psalms 103 · Verse 10

Psalms 103:10

He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalms 103:10, King James Version

Psalms 103:10 in other translations

BSBHe has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.
WEBHe has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.
ASVHe hath not dealt with us after our sins, Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.
YLTNot according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.
DARBYHe hath not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
BBEHe has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.
WebsterHe hath not dealt with us according to our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

What does Psalms 103:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 103:8-10

8-10. God's benevolence implies no merit. He shows it to sinners, who also are chastened for a time (Ex 34:6). keep (anger)--in Le 19:18, bear a grudge (Jr 3:5, 12).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 He has not dealt with us after our sins - He has never apportioned our punishment to our sins, nor has he regulated the exercise of his mercy by our merits.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 103:6-14

Truly God is good to all: he is in a special manner good to Israel. He has revealed himself and his grace to them. By his ways we may understand his precepts, the ways he requires us to walk in; and his promises and purposes. He always has been full of compassion. How unlike are those to God, who take every occasion to chide, and never know when to cease! What would become of us, if God should deal so with us? The…

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Psalms 103:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
כַ֭חֲטָאֵינוּKha.cha.ta.'ei.nuaccording to sins ourH2399
עָ֣שָׂה'A.sahhe has doneH6213
לָ֑נוּLa.nuto us
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
כַ֝עֲוֹנֹתֵ֗ינוּkha.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuaccording to iniquities ourH5771
גָּמַ֥לga.Malhe has repaidH1580
עָלֵֽינוּ\׃'a.Lei.nuto usH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 103:10

  • Ezra 9:13

    And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;

  • Nehemiah 9:31

    Nevertheless for thy great mercies’ sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.

  • Lamentations 3:22

    It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

  • Psalms 130:3

    If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

  • Daniel 9:18-19

    O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

  • Job 11:6

    And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth.

  • Habakkuk 3:2

    O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
dealt.
130:3; Ezr 9:13; Ne 9:31; Job 11:6; La 3:22; Da 9:18,19; Hab 3:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 103:9

    He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

  • Psalms 103:10

    He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

  • Psalms 103:11

    For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

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Psalms 103:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No ha hecho con nosotros conforme á nuestras iniquidades; ni nos ha pagado conforme á nuestros pecados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Il ne nous a pas fait selon nos péchés, et ne nous a pas rendu selon nos iniquités.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Er hat uns nicht getan nach unseren Sünden, und nach unseren Ungerechtigkeiten uns nicht vergolten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui emittis fontes in convallibus; inter medium montium pertransibunt aquæ.