Psalm 103:4
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
פָּדָה
pâdâh
to sever, i.e. ransom; gener. to release, preserve
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
עָטַר
ʻâṭar
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
רַךְ
rak
tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
רַחַם
racham
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
Key Terms in This Verse
עָטַר ʻâṭar
to encircle (for attack or protection); especially to crown (literally or figuratively)
Study H5849 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →רַחַם racham
compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
Study H7356 →שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →חַי chay
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
Study H2416 →Cross References
For 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?
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.
The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
Blessed 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.
And 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 p...
For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
The 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.
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
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