Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Psalms 103:13
King James Version (public domain)
Traditionally attributed to David · c. 10th century BC · King of Israel; author of many Psalms (compiled with other writers)
Context
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.