Psalm 103:9
“He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 103Meaning
Within “Justice and abundant mercy,” verse 9 says God's contention and anger are not endless, placing judgment inside the larger frame of mercy; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 103:9 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 103; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.
Reflection
Respond to the verse's specific emphasis — says God's contention and anger are not endless, placing judgment inside the larger frame of mercy — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 103.