Psalm 103:12 KJV
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.King James Version
The same verse in modern English
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.Psalm 103:12, World English Bible (WEB)
Sitting with this verse
A verse earlier, this psalm, which the heading names as David's, measures God's kindness by the height of the sky above the earth; here it measures forgiveness by distance. East and west never meet, however far you travel. The verb is “removed”: the wrongs are set far away from the person who did them. If an old failure keeps returning to your mind, picture it carried off beyond the horizon, and breathe slowly as you let it go.
Older words in this verse
- hath
- has
From Psalm 103
Name, slowly, some of God's benefits to you: forgiveness, healing, rescue, kindness. Then rest in this: he knows you are dust, and he is tender with you as a father.
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