Psalm 103:3

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Cross-reference

Psalm 130:8 Parallel

Psalm 130:8 promises that God will redeem Israel from all iniquities — reinforcing the comprehensive forgiveness of 'all your iniquity' here.

Psalm 30:2 Parallel

Psalm 30:2 testifies to God healing in response to a cry, paralleling the healing aspect of the psalm.

Psalm 32:1-5 expands on forgiveness: it describes the blessedness of having sins covered and the process of confession that leads to the forgiveness declared here.

Psalm 41:3 Parallel

Psalm 41:3 promises restoration from illness, directly paralleling the healing promise in the psalm.

Psalm 41:4 Parallel

Psalm 41:4 explicitly links sin and healing, asking for both, mirroring the psalm's dual focus.

Psalm 51:1-3 is David's personal plea for forgiveness after his sin — a specific example of seeking the forgiveness that Psalm 103:3 promises.

Psalm 107:17-22 recounts sinners healed after crying out, directly illustrating the psalm's pattern of forgiveness and healing.

Psalm 32:5 Parallel

Psalm 32:5 describes confession leading to forgiveness — the very process behind the forgiveness promised here.

Psalm 107:20 shows God healing through His word — a specific mechanism for the healing promised here.

Psalm 130:4 Parallel

Psalm 130:4 affirms that forgiveness is with God, leading to reverence — echoing the forgiveness aspect here.

Psalm 38:1-7 describes sin leading to physical affliction, illustrating why both forgiveness and healing are needed.

Psalm 147:3 Parallel

Psalm 147:3 expands healing to the brokenhearted, showing God's care for emotional wounds as well as physical.

Matthew 9:2-6 shows Jesus both forgiving sins and healing a paralytic — combining the two actions (forgiveness and healing) that Psalm 103:3 pairs.

Isaiah 33:24 explicitly links forgiveness and healing together, mirroring the same dual promise in Psalm 103:3.

Mark 2:5 Allusion

Mark 2:5 records Jesus telling a paralytic his sins are forgiven — a direct NT demonstration of the divine forgiveness promised in this psalm.

Mark 2:10 Allusion

Mark 2:10 declares the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins — showing that the forgiveness attributed to God in Psalm 103:3 is exercised by Jesus.

Luke 7:48 Allusion

Luke 7:48 records Jesus directly declaring forgiveness of sins, a concrete instance of the psalm's forgiveness promise.

Ephesians 1:7 explains that forgiveness comes through Christ's redemptive blood, grounding the psalm's promise in the gospel.

James 5:15 Allusion

James 5:15 ties healing and forgiveness together in the context of prayer, directly echoing Psalm 103:3's dual promise.

Isaiah 53:5 Typology

Isaiah 53:5 connects healing to the Messiah's atoning suffering, revealing the deeper spiritual healing behind physical healing.

Isaiah 43:25 has God saying He blots out transgressions — a direct parallel to the forgiveness of iniquity here, emphasizing divine initiative.

Exodus 15:26 is the foundational covenant promise where God declares Himself 'your healer,' grounding the healing theme.

2 Samuel 12:13 Historical context

2 Samuel 12:13 records Nathan telling David his sin is put away — a historical instance of God forgiving iniquity as declared in this verse.

Jeremiah 30:17 promises restoration of health and healing — a prophetic parallel to the healing here.

Micah 7:18 Parallel

Micah 7:18 celebrates God's pardon of iniquity — a direct parallel to the forgiveness of sins here.

Matthew 4:23 shows Jesus healing every disease, directly fulfilling the psalm's declaration that God heals all diseases.

Matthew 15:30 depicts Jesus healing many with various ailments, paralleling the psalm's 'heals all your diseases' in action.

In 2 Chronicles 30:20, God heals the people after Hezekiah's intercession — a concrete example of the divine healing promised here.

Luke 5:21 Parallel

Luke 5:21 records the Pharisees' reaction to Jesus forgiving sins, echoing the psalm's 'who forgives all your sins' as a divine act.

Exodus 34:7 Allusion

Exodus 34:7 describes God's forgiveness of sin, providing the theological basis for the forgiveness mentioned in Psalm 103:3.

Malachi 4:2 Allusion

Malachi 4:2 promises healing from the 'sun of righteousness,' echoing the divine healing of all diseases in Psalm 103:3 as a future hope.

Exodus 23:25 promises removal of sickness as a covenant blessing, reinforcing God's role as healer.

Jeremiah 17:14 is a personal plea for healing and salvation, echoing the same trust in God as healer.

Luke 7:47 Parallel

Luke 7:47 highlights forgiveness of many sins, echoing the forgiveness half of the psalm, though healing is absent.