Psalms 103:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He keeps back your life from destruction, crowning you with mercy and grace.

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  • Ps 34:22 : 22 The Lord will be the saviour of the souls of his servants, and no one who has faith in him will be put to shame.
  • Ps 56:13 : 13 Because you have taken my soul from the power of death; and kept my feet from falling, so that I may be walking before God in the light of life.
  • Ps 71:23 : 23 Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.
  • Ps 103:12 : 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far has he put our sins from us.
  • Ps 8:5 : 5 For you have made him only a little lower than the gods, crowning him with glory and honour.
  • Ps 21:3 : 3 For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.
  • 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.
  • Rev 5:9 : 9 And their voices are sounding in a new song, saying, It is right for you to take the book and to make it open: for you were put to death and have made an offering to God of your blood for men of every tribe, and language, and people, and nation,
  • Gen 48:16 : 16 The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.
  • Job 33:19-30 : 19 Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones; 20 He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat; 21 His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ... 22 And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death. 23 If now there may be an angel sent to him, one of the thousands which there are to be between him and God, and to make clear to man what is right for him; 24 And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life: 25 Then his flesh becomes young again, and he comes back to the days of his early strength; 26 He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men; 27 He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin. 28 He kept my soul from the underworld, and my life sees the light in full measure. 29 Truly, God does all these things to man, twice and three times, 30 Keeping back his soul from the underworld, so that he may see the light of life.
  • Ps 5:12 : 12 For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
  • Ps 65:11 : 11 The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 103:1-3
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    1 <Of David.> Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.

    2 Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

    3 He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;

  • Ps 103:5-6
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    5 He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.

    6 The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

  • Ps 103:8
    75%

    8 The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

  • Ps 116:5
    73%

    5 The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

  • Ps 116:7-8
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    72%

    7 Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.

    8 You have taken my soul from the power of death, keeping my eyes from weeping, and my feet from falling.

  • Ps 145:8-9
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    72%

    8 The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.

    9 The Lord is good to all men; and his mercies are over all his works.

  • Ps 147:3
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    3 He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.

  • Ps 111:4
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    4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.

  • Ps 63:3
    72%

    3 Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.

  • Ps 40:11
    72%

    11 Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

  • Ps 17:7
    72%

    7 Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.

  • Ps 103:17
    71%

    17 But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

  • Ps 130:7-8
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    71%

    7 O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.

    8 And he will make Israel free from all his sins.

  • Mic 7:18
    71%

    18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

  • Ps 136:23-24
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    71%

    23 Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    24 And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 107:20-21
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    71%

    20 He sent his word and made them well, and kept them safe from the underworld.

    21 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

  • Ps 144:10
    71%

    10 It is God who gives salvation to kings; and who kept his servant David from the wounding sword.

  • Ps 21:3
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    3 For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

  • Ps 30:2
    71%

    2 O Lord my God, I sent up my cry to you, and you have made me well.

  • Isa 63:7
    71%

    7 I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.

  • Lam 3:58
    71%

    58 O Lord, you have taken up the cause of my soul, you have made my life safe.

  • Ps 103:10-11
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    10 He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.

    11 For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

  • Ps 86:13
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    13 For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.

  • Ps 31:7
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    7 I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;

  • Ps 107:43
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    43 Let the wise give thought to these things, and see the mercies of the Lord.

  • Ps 85:7
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    7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

  • Ps 36:7
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    7 How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

  • Ps 136:4
    70%

    4 To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Exod 15:13
    70%

    13 In your mercy you went before the people whom you have made yours; guiding them in your strength to your holy place.

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    156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

  • Ps 104:1
    70%

    1 Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.

  • Job 10:12
    69%

    12 You have been kind to me, and your grace has been with me, and your care has kept my spirit safe.

  • Ps 57:3
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    3 He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.

  • Ps 51:1
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.> Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.

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    49 Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?

  • Ps 18:35
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    35 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.

  • Ps 109:26
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    26 Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;

  • Ps 108:4
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    4 For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

  • Ps 107:2
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    2 Let those whose cause the Lord has taken up say so, his people whom he has taken out of the hands of their haters;

  • Ps 71:23
    69%

    23 Joy will be on my lips when I make melody to you; and in my soul, to which you have given salvation.

  • Ps 107:8
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    8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!