Psalm 103:12
New International Version
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

New Living Translation
He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west.

English Standard Version
as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Berean Standard Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

King James Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

New King James Version
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

New American Standard Bible
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our wrongdoings from us.

NASB 1995
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

NASB 1977
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Legacy Standard Bible
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Amplified Bible
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Christian Standard Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

American Standard Version
As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Contemporary English Version
How far has the LORD taken our sins from us? Farther than the distance from east to west!

English Revised Version
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As far as the east is from the west- that is how far he has removed our rebellious acts from himself.

Good News Translation
As far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our sins from us.

International Standard Version
As distant as the east is from the west, that is how far he has removed our sins from us.

Majority Standard Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

NET Bible
As far as the eastern horizon is from the west, so he removes the guilt of our rebellious actions from us.

New Heart English Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Webster's Bible Translation
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

World English Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He has put our transgressions far from us—as the distance of east from west.

Young's Literal Translation
As the distance of east from west He hath put far from us our transgressions.

Smith's Literal Translation
As far off as the sunrisings from the west, he removed far from us our transgressions.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our iniquities from us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our iniquities from us.

New American Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our sins from us.

New Revised Standard Version
as far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And as the East is far from the West so will our evil be far from us!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
As far as the east is from the west, So far hath He removed our transgressions from us.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Bless the LORD, O My Soul
11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him. 12As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. 13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.…

Cross References
Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Jeremiah 31:34
No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Hebrews 8:12
For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Isaiah 38:17
Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.

1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Hebrews 10:17
Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”

Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud, and your sins like a mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.

Colossians 2:13-14
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!

Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace

Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:19
that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

Acts 3:19
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him


Treasury of Scripture

As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

as the east

Psalm 50:1
A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.

Psalm 113:3
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised.

Isaiah 45:6
That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.

so far

Isaiah 43:25
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Jeremiah 31:34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Jeremiah 50:20
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.

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Psalm 103
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As far as the east is from the west
This phrase poetically illustrates the infinite distance between two points that can never meet. In the Hebrew text, the word for "east" is "מִזְרָח" (mizrach) and for "west" is "מַעֲרָב" (ma'arav). The imagery here is profound, as it suggests an immeasurable separation. In ancient times, the east and west were seen as the ends of the earth, symbolizing an unbridgeable gap. This reflects God's boundless grace and the complete removal of our sins, emphasizing that once forgiven, our sins are no longer held against us. The east and west never meet, just as our forgiven sins are never revisited by God.

so far has He removed
The Hebrew word for "removed" is "רָחַק" (rachaq), which means to put at a distance or to separate. This action is entirely God's doing, highlighting His sovereignty and mercy. The verb tense indicates a completed action, underscoring the certainty and finality of God's forgiveness. Historically, this reflects the sacrificial system where sins were symbolically placed on a scapegoat and sent away, never to return. It is a powerful reminder of the completeness of God's forgiveness, which is not partial or temporary but total and eternal.

our transgressions from us
"Transgressions" in Hebrew is "פֶּשַׁע" (pesha), referring to rebellious acts or willful sins. This term conveys a deeper sense of intentional disobedience against God's law. The phrase "from us" indicates a personal and relational aspect of God's forgiveness. It is not just a legal transaction but a restoration of relationship. In the scriptural context, this removal of transgressions is a divine act of grace, where God chooses not to remember our sins, allowing us to stand blameless before Him. This reflects the heart of the Gospel message, where through Christ, our sins are not only forgiven but completely removed, restoring us to a right relationship with God.

Verse 12. - As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. God's mercy is the cause, the removal of sin the result. The two are commensurate, and are "described by the largest measures which the earth can afford."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
As far
כִּרְחֹ֣ק (kir·ḥōq)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

as the east
מִ֭זְרָח (miz·rāḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4217: Place of sunrise, the east

is from
מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the west,
מִֽמַּֽעֲרָ֑ב (mim·ma·‘ă·rāḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4628: The west

so far has He removed
הִֽרְחִ֥יק (hir·ḥîq)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

our transgressions from us.
פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ׃ (pə·šā·‘ê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 6588: Transgression


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