Text: Psalms 103:7-8
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 34:6
Subject: Divine attributes (A)
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 34:6-7 — The Attribute Formula
Significance: Psalm 103:8 — "The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion" (רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן יְהוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חָסֶד) — is a near-verbatim quotation of the divine self-revelation in Exodus 34:6: "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness." This creedal formula, first proclaimed by God Himself on Sinai after the golden calf apostasy, became Israel's foundational confession of the divine character, echoed throughout the Psalms, Prophets, and Writings. The psalmist invokes it here as the theological ground for the preceding catalogue of divine benefits — forgiveness, healing, redemption, and crowning with lovingkindness (vv. 3-5).
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Text: Exodus 34:6
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 103:7-8
Subject: divine attribute formula in worship
Source: Schnittjer, Old Testament Use of Old Testament (2021); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 34:6-7 — The Attribute Formula
Significance: Exodus 34:6 proclaims God's foundational self-revelation—"merciful and gracious, slow to anger" (רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם, rachum vechanun erekh appayim)—and Psalm 103:7-8 explicitly links this revelation to Moses: "He made known His ways to Moses... The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion." The psalm identifies the Exodus 34 theophany as the moment when God revealed His "ways" (דְּרָכָיו, derakhav) to Moses, then quotes the attribute formula nearly verbatim. This liturgical citation transforms the Sinai self-revelation from a one-time historical event into a permanent confession of faith, providing the vocabulary Israel uses to worship the God who has made His character knowable.
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Text: Exodus 34:6
OT Text Referred to: Psalm 103:7
Subject: divine attributes formula
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): Longitudinal Theme
Anchor Text: Exod 34:6-7 — The Attribute Formula
Significance: Psalm 103:7 explicitly credits Moses as the recipient of God's self-revelation, and the psalm then reproduces the core language of Exodus 34:6 in verse 8: "The LORD is compassionate and gracious (רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, rachum ve-channun), slow to anger (אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם, erekh appayim), abounding in loving devotion (חֶסֶד, chesed)." This near-verbatim citation of the Sinai theophany formula demonstrates that the psalmist consciously draws on Exodus 34:6 as the defining moment of divine character revelation. By framing the formula with praise rather than narrative, the psalm transforms a one-time theophanic event into a permanent liturgical confession for the worshipping community.