Psalms 103:9 KJV
He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
Words Then and Now
- chide to scold; to rebuke Still heard today: she chided him for being late, scolded him Webster’s 1828 · Chide
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
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Thompson Chains
- Unmerited FavorsSee the chain from Deuteronomy 9:5 · 4 links
Parallel Passages
- Psalms 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.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Psalms 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.
- Jeremiah 3:12 Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
- Micah 7:18–19 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. …
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Temporary
- God Longsuffering of God
- Holy spirit General scriptures concerning Holy spirit
- Praise For God’s goodness to righteous men
- Psalms For God’s goodness to good men
Hebrew and Strong’s
- He will not always לֹא lōʾ Negative לָנֶצַח lāneṣaḥ נֶצַח Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- chide יָרִיב yārîb רִיב Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- neither will he keep וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and יִטּוֹר yiṭṭôr נָטַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- for ever לְעוֹלָם lĕʿôlām עוֹלָם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
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