תהלים 103:9

Hebrew Modern Translation

לא לנצח יריב ולא לעולם יטור׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
יריב ולא לעולם יטור

Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
לֹֽא־לָנֶ֥צַח יָרִ֑יב וְלֹ֖א לְעוֹלָ֣ם יִטֹּֽור ׃

Westminster Leningrad Codex
לֹֽא־לָנֶצַח יָרִיב וְלֹא לְעוֹלָם יִטֹּֽור ׃

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

neither: Psalms 30:5, Isaiah 57:16, Jeremiah 3:5, Micah 7:18, Micah 7:19

Reciprocal: Judges 20:47 - six hundred Nehemiah 9:31 - gracious Psalms 79:5 - wilt Psalms 125:3 - the rod Isaiah 27:4 - Fury Zechariah 8:11 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He will not always chide,.... He sometimes does chide his children, though never but when they have done a fault; always for their sins, in order to bring them to a sense and acknowledgment of them, and to depart from them; not for chiding sake, as some parents, to gratify their passion and ill humour, who correct for their own pleasure; but the Lord chides and corrects for the profit of his children, that they may be partakers of his holiness; he ever does it for their good, but he will not always chide, or continue it ever: or "he will not always contend" e, strive with them, litigate a point with them, hold out a controversy, not being able to stand before him; he knows their frame, their weakness, and frailty; see Isaiah 57:16,

neither will he keep his anger for ever; though he does with the wicked, yet not with his own people; that endures but for a moment, and is rather seeming than real; and what does appear is soon turned away; he does not retain it long, he is quickly pacified towards them for all they have done, and smiles again upon them, Micah 7:18.

e יריב "contendet", Pagninus, Montanus; "litigat", Junius Tremellius, Piscator "litigabit", Vatablus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He will not always chide - Rebuke; contend; strive; for so the Hebrew word means. He will not always contend with people, or manifest his displeasure. See the notes at Isaiah 57:16; notes at Psalms 78:38-39. This implies that he may chide or rebuke his people, but that this will not be forever. He will punish them; he will manifest his displeasure at their sins; he will show that he does not approve of their course, but he will show that he “loves them,” and does not seek their ruin.

Neither will he keep his anger for ever - The words “his anger” are supplied by the translators, but not improperly. The meaning is the same as in the former member of the sentence. He will not cherish hatred when the object of the chastisement is accomplished. It is not his character to retain anger for its own sake, or for any personal gratification.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 103:9. He will not always chide — He will not contend with us continually. He has often reproved, often punished us; but his mercy ever rejoiced over judgment.