Psalm 116:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

New Living Translation
How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!

English Standard Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful.

Berean Study Bible
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

New American Standard Bible
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

NASB 1995
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

NASB 1977
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

Amplified Bible
Gracious is the LORD, and [consistently] righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate.

Contemporary English Version
You are kind, LORD, so good and merciful.

Good News Translation
The LORD is merciful and good; our God is compassionate.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD is merciful and righteous. Our God is compassionate.

International Standard Version
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate;

NET Bible
The LORD is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

New King James Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.

King James 2000 Bible
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

World English Bible
Yahweh is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

American King James Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

American Standard Version
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

A Faithful Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

Darby Bible Translation
Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.

English Revised Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

Webster's Bible Translation
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The Lorde is mercifull and righteous, and our God is full of compassion.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Gratious is God and ryghteous: our Lorde is mercifull.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Gracious is ye LORDE & rightuous, yee oure God is mercifull.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, "" Indeed, our God [is] merciful,

Young's Literal Translation
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God is merciful,

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah is merciful and just, and our God compassionates.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You are merciful, LORD JEHOVAH, and righteous, and oh, God, you are compassionate!

Lamsa Bible
Thou art merciful, O LORD, and righteous; O God, thou art merciful.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is compassionate.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.
















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