'Psalm 103:8-13' Tagged Posts

Psalm 103:8-13 “He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.” vs. 10 Israel’s justice system could be quite precise in laying out prescribed punishments for particular crimes…”an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” comes to mind. But the psalmist finds little consolation in that retributive prescription and says instead, that God operates by another standard. He says that God is merciful and gracious and does not repay…