As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Cross References
Ezekiel 24:21Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.'
Malachi 3:17"They will be Mine," says the LORD of Hosts, "on the day when I prepare My treasured possession. And I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Treasury of Scripture
Like as a father pities his children, so the LORD pities them that fear him.
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Numbers 11:12
Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
Deuteronomy 3:5
All these cities were fenced with high walls, gates, and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.
Proverbs 3:12
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
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Psalm 103:11,17
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him…
Psalm 147:11
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Malachi 3:16,17
Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name…
