Psalm 86:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.

New Living Translation
O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

English Standard Version
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Berean Study Bible
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

New American Standard Bible
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all who call upon You.

NASB 1995
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

NASB 1977
For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon Thee.

Amplified Bible
For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever]; And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Christian Standard Bible
For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

Contemporary English Version
You willingly forgive, and your love is always there for those who pray to you.

Good News Translation
You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you.

International Standard Version
Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.

NET Bible
Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

New King James Version
For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

King James 2000 Bible
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.

New Heart English Bible
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

World English Bible
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

American King James Version
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all them that call on you.

American Standard Version
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

A Faithful Version
For You, LORD, are good and ready to forgive, and rich in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Darby Bible Translation
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

English Revised Version
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thou, Lord, art good and mercifull, and of great kindenes vnto all them, that call vpon thee.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For thou Lorde art good and gracious: and of great mercy vnto all them that call vpon thee.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For thou LORDE art good and gracious, & of greate mercy vnto all them that call vpon the.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For You, Lord, [are] good and forgiving, "" And abundant in kindness to all calling You.

Young's Literal Translation
For Thou, Lord, art good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou, O Jehovah, art good and forgiving, and great of mercy to all calling to thee.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For you are sweet and mild, Lord, and plentiful in mercy to all who call upon you.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because you, LORD JEHOVAH, are good and your kindness is great to all who call to you!

Lamsa Bible
For thou, O LORD, art good; and thy lovingkindness is abundant to all who call upon thee.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to pardon, And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thou, O Lord, art kind, and gentle; and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee.
















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