Psalms 103:12

Psalms 103:12. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Oh! what a mercy this is! In the third verse, you see, he gave us the note upon which here, in the twelfth verse, he enlarges: "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities." How doth he forgive them? Why, "as far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." They were ours: we could not deny them; but he has removed them-taken them right away from us, and laid them on a scape-goat. That scape-goat has carried them away: they will never be found again. "As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us." Now comes in the next note. The third verse was, "Who healeth all thy diseases." This is what he says of it:-