Mazmur 103:3-4

103:3 He is the one who forgives all your sins,

who heals all your diseases, ¹ 

103:4 who delivers ²  your life from the Pit, ³ 

who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,

[103:3]  ¹ tn This relatively rare noun refers to deadly diseases (see Deut 29:22; Jer 14:18; 16:4; 2 Chr 21:19).

[103:4]  ² tn Or “redeems.”

[103:4]  ³ tn The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 55:24.