Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; New Living Translation He will not constantly accuse us, nor remain angry forever. English Standard Version He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever. Berean Standard Bible He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. King James Bible He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. New King James Version He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. New American Standard Bible He will not always contend with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. NASB 1995 He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. NASB 1977 He will not always strive with us; Nor will He keep His anger forever. Legacy Standard Bible He will not always contend with us, And He will not keep His anger forever. Amplified Bible He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever. Christian Standard Bible He will not always accuse us or be angry forever. Holman Christian Standard Bible He will not always accuse us or be angry forever. American Standard Version He will not always chide; Neither will he keep his anger for ever. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Because he does not harbor ill will to eternity and will not keep his wrath to eternity. Brenton Septuagint Translation He will not be always angry; neither will he be wrathful for ever. Contemporary English Version The LORD won't always be angry and point out our sins; Douay-Rheims Bible He will not always be angry: nor will he threaten for ever. English Revised Version He will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger for ever. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will not always accuse us of wrong or be angry [with us] forever. Good News Translation He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever. International Standard Version He does not maintain a dispute continuously or remain angry for all time. JPS Tanakh 1917 He will not always contend; Neither will He keep His anger for ever. Literal Standard Version He does not strive forever, | Nor does He watch for all time. Majority Standard Bible He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. New American Bible He will not always accuse, and nurses no lasting anger; NET Bible He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry. New Revised Standard Version He will not always accuse, nor will he keep his anger forever. New Heart English Bible He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever. Webster's Bible Translation He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. World English Bible He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever. Young's Literal Translation Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Bless the LORD, O My Soul…8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. 9He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever. 10He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities.… Cross References Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD. Psalm 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning. Isaiah 57:16 For I will not accuse you forever, nor will I always be angry; for then the spirit of man would grow weak before Me, with the breath of those I have made. Jeremiah 3:5 Will He be angry forever? Will He be indignant to the end?' This you have spoken, but you keep doing all the evil you can." Jeremiah 3:12 Go, proclaim this message toward the north: 'Return, O faithless Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,' declares the LORD. 'I will not be angry forever. Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance--who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? Zechariah 8:11 But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past," declares the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. neither Psalm 30:5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Isaiah 57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. Jeremiah 3:5 Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest. Jump to Previous Accuse Age Always Anger Angry Bitter Chide Contend Feeling Forever Harbor Longer Strive Watch WrathJump to Next Accuse Age Always Anger Angry Bitter Chide Contend Feeling Forever Harbor Longer Strive Watch WrathPsalm 103 1. An exhortation to bless God for his mercy5. And for the constancy thereof (9, 10) This reflection naturally follows after the last quotation from Exodus.Verse 9. - He will not always chide; or, contend (see Isaiah 57:16; and comp. Jeremiah 3:5, 12). God will relent from his anger and forgive men, after a while. He will not be "extreme to mark what is done amiss." Neither will he keep his anger forever. He is not implacable. He will accept repentance and amendment (Ezekiel 18:27) He will accept atonement (1 John 2:2). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He will notלֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no always לָנֶ֥צַח (lā·ne·ṣaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5331: Eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity accuse us, יָרִ֑יב (yā·rîḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7378: To toss, grapple, to wrangle, controversy, to defend nor וְלֹ֖א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no harbor [His anger] יִטּֽוֹר׃ (yiṭ·ṭō·wr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5201: To guard, to cherish forever. לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Links Psalm 103:9 NIVPsalm 103:9 NLT Psalm 103:9 ESV Psalm 103:9 NASB Psalm 103:9 KJV Psalm 103:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 103:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 103:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 103:9 French Bible Psalm 103:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 103:9 He will not always accuse (Psalm Ps Psa.) |