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Psalm 103

Psa. 103:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Who redeemeth
ga'al (Hebrew #1350)
a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
KJV usage: X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Pronounce: gaw-al'
thy life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
from destruction
shachath (Hebrew #7845)
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
KJV usage: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
Pronounce: shakh'-ath
Origin: from 7743
; who crowneth
`atar (Hebrew #5849)
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: compass, crown.
Pronounce: aw-tar'
Origin: a primitive root
thee with lovingkindness
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
and tender mercies
racham (Hebrew #7356)
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
KJV usage: bowels, compassion, damsel, tender love, (great, tender) mercy, pity, womb.
Pronounce: rakh'-am
Origin: from 7355
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Ministry on This Verse

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redeemeth.
Psa. 34:22• 22The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. (Psa. 34:22)
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Psa. 56:13• 13For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? (Psa. 56:13)
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Psa. 71:23• 23My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. (Psa. 71:23)
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Gen. 48:16• 16The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. (Gen. 48:16)
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Job 33:19‑30• 19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:
 20So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.
 21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
 22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
 23If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness:
 24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
 25His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall return to the days of his youth:
 26He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
 27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
 28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
 29Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,
 30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. (Job 33:19‑30)
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Rev. 5:9• 9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Rev. 5:9)
crowneth.
Psa. 103:12• 12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. (Psa. 103:12)
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Psa. 103•  (Psa. 103)
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Psa. 8:5• 5For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. (Psa. 8:5)
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Psa. 21:3• 3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. (Psa. 21:3)
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Psa. 65:11• 11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. (Psa. 65:11)
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James 1:12• 12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. (James 1:12)
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1 Peter 5:4• 4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)
• (vv. 4-6) Now at length, the nation redeemed from destruction renews its life. (“Psalms 103” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Who redeemeth thy life from the pit, who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;