unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/103/011.md

# For as the skies are high ... toward those who honor him

The simile compares the great distance between heaven and earth to the greatness of God's love for his people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# so great is his covenant faithfulness

The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. AT: "so he is very faithful to his covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# As far as the east ... removed the guilt of our sins from us

The distance between east and west is so far that it cannot be measured. In this simile, that distance is being compared to how far God moves our guilt away from us. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# As a father has compassion ... on those who honor him

Here the author compares a father's compassion for his children to Yahweh's compassion for those who honor him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenantfaith]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honor]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/guilt]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/compassion]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# For as the skies are high ... toward those who honor him`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`The simile compares the great distance between heaven and earth to the greatness of God's love for his people. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# so great is his covenant faithfulness`

			`The abstract noun "faithfulness" can be translated with an adjective. AT: "so he is very faithful to his covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])`

			`# As far as the east ... removed the guilt of our sins from us`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
			`The distance between east and west is so far that it cannot be measured. In this simile, that distance is being compared to how far God moves our guilt away from us. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# As a father has compassion ... on those who honor him`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`Here the author compares a father's compassion for his children to Yahweh's compassion for those who honor him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenantfaith]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/honor]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/guilt]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/compassion]]`