-
initially in the
Jewish tradition: "Like as a
father pitieth his children, so the Lord
pitieth them that fear him" (Psalms 103:13). The
Hebrew word hesed...
- of the serpent:
Thought chang'd the
infinite to a serpent; that
which pitieth: To a
devouring flame; and man fled from its face and hid ... Then was...
- עַל־בָּנִ֑ים רִחַ֥ם יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה עַל־יְרֵאָֽיו׃ Like as a
father pitieth his children, so the LORD
pitieth them that fear him. καθὼς οἰκτείρει πατὴρ υἱούς, ᾠκτείρησε...
- a
number of hero-tales. Once,
hearing David repeat, "Like as a
father pitieth his children" (Psalms 103:13), Joab
objected that a
mother had more pity...
