Psalms 103:13

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 103

“Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.”Psalms 103:13

What Does Psalms 103:13 Mean?

Psalms 103:13 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 103, verse 13 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 103:13 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 49:15“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”Luke 11:11“If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?”Psalms 128:1“Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.”Luke 15:21“And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.”Hebrews 12:5“And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:”Psalms 103:17“But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;”Jeremiah 31:20“Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.”Proverbs 3:12“For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.”Jeremiah 31:9“They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.”Luke 7:13“And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.”Malachi 4:2“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.”Psalms 147:11“The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.”Malachi 3:16“Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.”Matthew 6:32“(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”Psalms 103:11“For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.”Isaiah 63:15“Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?”Joel 2:18“Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people.”John 20:27“Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”1 Peter 3:8“Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:”Deuteronomy 3:5“All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.”

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