Psalms
Psalm 103:13–14
13As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
14For He knows our frame;
He is mindful that we are dust.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 103:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As a father | אָ֭ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| has compassion | כְּרַחֵ֣ם | kə·ra·ḥêm | Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7355 love |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his children | בָּנִ֑ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| so the LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has compassion | רִחַ֥ם | ri·ḥam | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7355 love |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| those who fear Him | יְרֵאָֽיו׃ | yə·rê·’āw | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3373 fear |
Psalm 103:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| knows | יָדַ֣ע | yā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| our frame | יִצְרֵ֑נוּ | yiṣ·rê·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H3336 form, framing, purpose |
| He is mindful | זָ֝כ֗וּר | zā·ḵūr | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we | אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ | ’ă·nā·ḥə·nū | Pronoun - first person common plural | H587 we |
| are dust | עָפָ֥ר | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 103:13 Luke 11:11–12 · Hebrews 12:5–11 · Luke 15:21–22 · Jeremiah 31:20 · Psalm 103:17 · Proverbs 3:12 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Malachi 4:2 · Psalm 147:11 · Malachi 3:16–17 · Matthew 6:32 · Psalm 103:11
Psalm 103:14 Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Job 10:9 · Psalm 78:38–39 · Genesis 3:19 · Psalm 89:47 · Job 7:5–7 · Job 7:21 · Job 13:25 · Isaiah 29:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.