Psalm 103:8-10

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 103:8 tn Heb “slow to anger” (see Ps 86:15).
2. Psalm 103:8 tn Heb “and great of loyal love” (see Ps 86:15).
3. Psalm 103:9 tn The Hebrew verb נָטַר (natar) is usually taken to mean “to keep; to guard,” with “anger” being understood by ellipsis. The idiom “to guard anger” is then understood to mean “to remain angry” (see Lev 19:18; Jer 3:5, 12; Nah 1:2). However, it is possible that this is a homonymic root meaning “to be angry” (see HALOT 695 s.v. נטר).
4. Psalm 103:10 tn Heb “not according to our sins does he do to us.”
5. Psalm 103:10 tn Heb “and not according to our misdeeds does he repay us.”