Psalm 103:4

4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

Psalm 103:4 in Other Translations

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

4 who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,

4 He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

4 He redeems you from hell - saves your life! He crowns you with love and mercy - a paradise crown.

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

4 the one who rescues your life from the pit, the one who crowns you with mercy and compassion,

4 He redeems your life from the Pit; He crowns you with faithful love and compassion.

4 He saves my life from going down into the grave. His faithful and tender love makes me feel like a king.

Psalm 103:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 103:4

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction
Not from temporal destruction, to which the natural life is subject, through diseases, dangerous occurrences, and the malice of enemies; to be delivered from which is a blessing, and for which God is to be praised; but from eternal destruction, the destruction of the body and soul in hell; and so the Targum,

``who redeemest thy life from hell;''

to which destruction all men are liable through sin; their ways lead unto it, and grace only prevents it: the people of God are redeemed from sin, the cause of it; and from the curse of the law, in the execution of which it lies; and from Satan, the executor of it; and all this by Christ, who is the Redeemer appointed and sent, and who being mighty, and so equal to the work, has obtained eternal redemption; through which the saints are secure from going down to the pit of destruction, or from wrath to come; and this is a blessing they can never be enough thankful for; see ( Luke 1:68 ) ( Revelation 5:9 ) ,

who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
with all other blessings which flow from the lovingkindness and tender mercy of God, even all the blessings of the everlasting covenant, the sure mercies of David; all the spiritual blessings with which the saints are blessed in Christ, the grace given them in him, and the mercy kept with him for evermore; all things pertaining to life and godliness given in regeneration; the fruits of great love and abundant mercy, with all the other supplies of grace between that and eternal glory: "crowning" with these denotes an application and enjoyment of them, the great plenty and abundance of them, a being surrounded and loaded with them; as also the honour that goes along with them, which makes those that have them great and glorious, rich and honourable; as well as preservation and protection by them; these encompassing about as a crown the head, and as a shield the body; see ( Psalms 5:12 ) , where the same word is used as here.

Psalm 103:4 In-Context

2 Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—

3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

6 The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 34:22; Psalms 56:13; Isaiah 43:1
• 2. S Psalms 8:5; Psalms 23:6