As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. God's mercy is the cause, the removal of sin the result. The two are commensurate, and are "described by the largest measures which the earth can afford."
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Psalms 103:12
Psalms 103:12
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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