诗篇 103:9

9 他 不 长 久 责 备 ， 也 不 永 远 怀 怒 。

诗篇 103:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 103:9

He will not always chide
He sometimes does chide his children, though never but when they have done a fault; always for their sins, in order to bring them to a sense and acknowledgment of them, and to depart from them; not for chiding sake, as some parents, to gratify their passion and ill humour, who correct for their own pleasure; but the Lord chides and corrects for the profit of his children, that they may be partakers of his holiness; he ever does it for their good, but he will not always chide, or continue it ever: or "he will not always contend" ^F5, strive with them, litigate a point with them, hold out a controversy, not being able to stand before him; he knows their frame, their weakness, and frailty; see ( Isaiah 57:16 ) ,

neither will he keep his anger for ever;
though he does with the wicked, yet not with his own people; that endures but for a moment, and is rather seeming than real; and what does appear is soon turned away; he does not retain it long, he is quickly pacified towards them for all they have done, and smiles again upon them, ( Micah 7:18 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (byry) "contendet", Pagninus, Montanus; "litigat", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; "litigabit", Vatablus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

诗篇 103:9 In-Context

7 他 使 摩 西 知 道 他 的 法 则 ， 叫 以 色 列 人 晓 得 他 的 作 为 。

8 耶 和 华 有 怜 悯 ， 有 恩 典 ， 不 轻 易 发 怒 ， 且 有 丰 盛 的 慈 爱 。

9 他 不 长 久 责 备 ， 也 不 永 远 怀 怒 。

10 他 没 有 按 我 们 的 罪 过 待 我 们 ， 也 没 有 照 我 们 的 罪 孽 报 应 我 们 。

11 天 离 地 何 等 的 高 ， 他 的 慈 爱 向 敬 畏 他 的 人 也 是 何 等 的 大 ！