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Like a father has compassion on his children, So Yahweh has compassion on those who fear him.
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A Father's Tender Pity
Commentators explain that the most helpful way to understand God's compassion is to think of a loving father's pity for his child. This includes tenderly caring for our needs, comforting us when we are sick, forgiving us when we fail, and patiently bearing with our faults. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes emphasize that God's compassion is infinitely more perfect and tender than that of any earthly parent.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Like as a father pitieth his children—Hebrew: “Like the compassion of a father for his children.” See the notes at Matthew 7:7-11. …
19th Century
Anglican
Father. —This anticipation of Christ’s revelation of the paternal heart of God, is found also in the prophets.
Baptist
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. (Psalms 103:13)
The best of them need pit…
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16th Century
Protestant
As a father is compassionate towards his children, the Psalmist not only explains by a comparison what he has already stated, but he also …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Like as a father pities his children When in any affliction, disorder, or distress: the Lord stands in the relation of a …
Truly God is good to all: He is in a special way good to Israel. He has revealed Himself and His grace to them. By His ways we may understand His p…
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