“As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear* Him;”
* From DSC:
I’ve heard others refer to the word fear here as
respect…or to hold in awe/reverence… or to obey
Further down that Psalm:
7 But from everlasting to everlasting
the LORD’s love is with those who fear him,
and his righteousness with their children’s children—
18 with those who keep his covenant
and remember to obey his precepts.