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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/103.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/103.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/103.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/103.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/103.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/103.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, <i>so</i> far hath he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/103.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, <i>So</i> far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/103.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/103.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/103.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/103.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/103.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/103.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/103.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/103.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/103.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />How far has the LORD taken our sins from us? Farther than the distance from east to west! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/103.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/103.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west- that is how far he has removed our rebellious acts from himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/103.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/103.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/103.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/103.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/103.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/103.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/103.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/103.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has put our transgressions far from us—as the distance of east from west.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/103.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As the distance of east from west He hath put far from us our transgressions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/103.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As far off as the sunrisings from the west, he removed far from us our transgressions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/103.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/103.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 102:12>As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/103.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our sins from us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/103.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/103.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/103.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And as the East is far from the West so will our evil be far from us!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/103.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/103.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As far as the east is from the west, <i>so far</i> has he removed our transgressions from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/103-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12727" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/103.htm">Bless the LORD, O My Soul</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: kir·ḥōq (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">As far</a> <a href="/hebrew/4217.htm" title="4217: miz·rāḥ (N-ms) -- Place of sunrise, the east. From zarach; sunrise, i.e. The east.">as the east</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">is from</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4628.htm" title="4628: mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- West. Or maearabah; from arab, in the sense of shading; the west.">the west,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: hir·ḥîq (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">so far has He removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6588.htm" title="6588: pə·šā·‘ê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- Transgression. From pasha'; a revolt.">our transgressions from us.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19</a></span><br />He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></span><br />I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-17.htm">Isaiah 38:17</a></span><br />Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-9.htm">1 John 1:9</a></span><br />If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Hebrews 10:17</a></span><br />Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-22.htm">Isaiah 44:22</a></span><br />I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a></span><br />When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-1.htm">Romans 8:1</a></span><br />Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">2 Corinthians 5:19</a></span><br />that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></span><br />Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-9.htm">Daniel 9:9</a></span><br />To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.</p><p class="hdg">as the east</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">Psalm 50:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, <i>even</i> the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/113-3.htm">Psalm 113:3</a></b></br> From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name <i>is</i> to be praised.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/45-6.htm">Isaiah 45:6</a></b></br> That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that <i>there is</i> none beside me. I <i>am</i> the LORD, and <i>there is</i> none else.</p><p class="hdg">so far</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a></b></br> I, <i>even</i> I, <i>am</i> he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></b></br> And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Jeremiah 50:20</a></b></br> In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and <i>there shall be</i> none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/10-1.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">East</a> <a href="/psalms/101-4.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/89-33.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/103-10.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/psalms/65-3.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/psalms/75-6.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/57-9.htm">Distance</a> <a href="/psalms/107-3.htm">East</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/119-22.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Removed</a> <a href="/psalms/106-43.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Transgressions</a> <a href="/psalms/107-3.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 103</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">An exhortation to bless God for his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">And for the constancy thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/103.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/103.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>As far as the east is from the west</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the infinite distance between two points that can never meet. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the east and west were seen as opposite ends of the earth, symbolizing an immeasurable distance. This imagery is used to convey the complete and total separation of our sins from us once they are forgiven by God. Unlike north and south, which have definitive poles, east and west continue indefinitely, highlighting the boundless nature of God's forgiveness. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/43-25.htm">Isaiah 43:25</a>, where God promises to blot out transgressions for His own sake and remember sins no more.<p><b>so far has He removed our transgressions from us</b><br>The removal of transgressions signifies a divine act of grace and mercy. In the Old Testament, the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) involved the symbolic removal of Israel's sins through the scapegoat ritual, where a goat was sent into the wilderness, carrying the sins of the people away (<a href="/leviticus/16-10.htm">Leviticus 16:10</a>). This act prefigures the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the sins of humanity on the cross, as described in <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a>. The phrase underscores the completeness of God's forgiveness, assuring believers that their sins are not merely covered but entirely taken away. This assurance is foundational to the Christian understanding of salvation and redemption, as seen in passages like <a href="/micah/7-19.htm">Micah 7:19</a>, where God promises to cast all sins into the depths of the sea.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/103.htm">Psalm 103</a>, King David, is expressing his gratitude and awe for God's mercy and forgiveness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is portrayed as the one who forgives and removes transgressions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/east_and_west.htm">East and West</a></b><br>These directions are used metaphorically to illustrate the infinite distance God places between us and our sins.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_forgiveness.htm">Understanding God's Forgiveness</a></b><br>God's forgiveness is complete and infinite. Just as the east and west never meet, our sins are removed from us in a way that they will not return.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_mercy.htm">The Nature of God's Mercy</a></b><br>God's mercy is not limited by human understanding. His ability to forgive is beyond our comprehension and is a testament to His love and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_freedom.htm">Living in Freedom</a></b><br>Knowing that our sins are removed should lead us to live in the freedom and joy of God's grace, without the burden of past transgressions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_forgive_others.htm">Encouragement to Forgive Others</a></b><br>As God has forgiven us, we are called to forgive others. This verse can inspire us to extend grace and forgiveness in our relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_god's_character.htm">Reflecting on God's Character</a></b><br>This verse invites us to meditate on the nature of God—His holiness, justice, and boundless love—and how these attributes work together in His forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_103.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 103</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_psalm_103_12_mean.htm">What does Psalm 103:12 symbolize about forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_beef_consumption_controversial.htm">Are all our past, present, and future sins forgiven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_all_our_sins_forgiven.htm">Are all our past, present, and future sins forgiven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'love_forgets_wrongs'_mean.htm">What does "Love keeps no record of wrongs" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/103.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.</span> God's mercy is the cause, the removal of sin the result. The two are commensurate, and are "described by the largest measures which the earth can afford." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/103-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As far</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּרְחֹ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(kir·ḥōq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become far or distant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the east</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֭זְרָח</span> <span class="translit">(miz·rāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4217.htm">Strong's 4217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of sunrise, the east</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the west,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4628.htm">Strong's 4628: </a> </span><span class="str2">The west</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so far has He removed</span><br /><span class="heb">הִֽרְחִ֥יק</span> <span class="translit">(hir·ḥîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become far or distant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our transgressions from us.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·šā·‘ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6588.htm">Strong's 6588: </a> </span><span class="str2">Transgression</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 103:12 As far as the east (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/103-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 103:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 103:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/103-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 103:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 103:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>