KJV King James Version
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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Psalm 103:4
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,
WEB World English Bible
who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies;
ASV American Standard Version
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Who is redeeming from destruction thy life, Who is crowning thee—kindness and mercies,
Surrounding context — Psalm 103
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good [things; so that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
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Psalm 56:13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: [wilt] not [thou deliver] my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?Psalm 71:23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.Psalm 103:12As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.Psalm 34:22The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.1 Peter 5:4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.Psalm 8:5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.Psalm 5:12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;Psalm 21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.Genesis 48:16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.Job 33:19-30He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong [pain]:Psalm 65:11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
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