Psalms 103:10-14
He has not dealt with us according to our sins or repaid us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 103
7 songs meet this passage
Son of a Sinner · Jelly Roll
strains against Psalms 103:10-14
The song assumes God's first reaction is anger, but Scripture describes a Father who is compassionate and doesn't deal with us as our sins deserve.
“That I get what I deserve”
New Divide · LINKIN PARK
strains against Psalms 103:10
The narrator assumes deserved punishment, while this psalm says God does not deal with us according to our sins.
“You was there when I couldn't even face my sin”
In Your Way · Alex Jean
resonates with Psalms 103:10-12
Names God's steady presence even in shame over sin, echoing how God does not deal with us according to our sins but removes them.
East to West · Casting Crowns
resonates with Psalms 103:12
This is the direct source of the song's central image: sin removed completely, not merely managed.
“go easy on me, baby”
Easy On Me · Adele
resonates with Psalms 103:13-14
Her plea for gentleness mirrors the request we bring before a God who remembers our frailty rather than demanding more than we can give.
“Don't beat yourself up, no need to run so fast”
Try Everything · Shakira
resonates with Psalms 103:13-14
The gentleness toward one's own weakness echoes God's compassion for our frailty, though the song locates the comfort in self-acceptance rather than in being known by a Father.
Dust In the Wind · Kansas
strains against Psalms 103:14-16
Scripture names our dust-like frailty too, but frames it within God's steadfast love, a hope the song never reaches toward.
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