Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Standard Bible The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. 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. 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. Legacy Standard Bible Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous; And 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. American Standard Version Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. Contemporary English Version You are kind, LORD, so good and merciful. English Revised Version Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD is merciful and righteous. Our God is compassionate. Good News Translation The LORD is merciful and good; our God is compassionate. International Standard Version The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate; Majority Standard Bible The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. NET Bible The LORD is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate. New Heart English Bible The LORD is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful. Webster's Bible Translation Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful. World English Bible Yahweh is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH [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 BibleThe Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Gracious is the LORD and righteous; yes, our God is merciful. New Revised Standard Version Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou art merciful, O LORD, and righteous; O God, thou art merciful. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You are merciful, LORD JEHOVAH, and righteous, and oh, God, you are compassionate! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is compassionate. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The LORD Has Heard My Voice…4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!” 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. 6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.… Cross References Exodus 34:6 Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, Numbers 14:18 ‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’ Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them. Psalm 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. Psalm 145:8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. Joel 2:13 So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Jonah 4:2 So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster. Micah 7:18 Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Ephesians 2:4-5 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! Titus 3:4-5 But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, / He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, James 5:11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. Treasury of Scripture Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful. gracious Psalm 86:5,15 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee… Psalm 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Psalm 112:4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. and righteous Psalm 119:137 TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Psalm 145:4-7,17 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts… Ezra 9:15 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this. Jump to Previous Compassion Compassionate Full Grace Gracious Merciful Mercy Righteous RighteousnessJump to Next Compassion Compassionate Full Grace Gracious Merciful Mercy Righteous RighteousnessPsalm 116 1. The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance12. He studies to be thankful The LORD is gracious and righteous; This phrase highlights two key attributes of God: His grace and righteousness. The concept of grace in the Old Testament is often associated with God's favor and kindness towards humanity, despite their shortcomings. This is evident in God's dealings with Israel, where He repeatedly shows mercy and forgiveness. Righteousness, on the other hand, refers to God's moral perfection and justice. These attributes are seen throughout the Bible, such as in Exodus 34:6-7, where God describes Himself as "compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness." The balance of grace and righteousness is crucial, as it underscores God's ability to be just while also offering mercy. This duality is ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who embodies both grace and truth (John 1:14). our God is full of compassion. Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises. 2. Psalmist (Author of Psalm 116) Traditionally attributed to David, though the specific author is not definitively known. The psalmist expresses personal gratitude for God's deliverance. 3. Israel The nation to whom the psalmist belongs, often the recipient of God's grace and compassion throughout the Old Testament account. Teaching Points Understanding God's NatureRecognize that God's graciousness and righteousness are foundational to His character. His actions are always aligned with His nature. Experiencing God's Compassion Reflect on personal experiences of God's compassion in your life. How has God shown His mercy and love to you in times of need? Living in Response to God's Attributes As recipients of God's grace and compassion, we are called to extend the same to others. Consider how you can be a vessel of God's love and righteousness in your community. Trusting in God's Righteousness Trust that God's righteousness ensures justice and fairness. In a world often marked by injustice, rely on God's righteous nature to guide your actions and decisions. Prayer and Worship Use Psalm 116:5 as a basis for prayer and worship, acknowledging God's graciousness, righteousness, and compassion in your life.Verse 5. - Gracious is the Lord, and righteous. God's answers to prayer show him to be both "gracious" and "righteous" - gracious, because it is of his mercy that he listens to men; righteous, because, having promised to hear prayer, he is bound to keep his promises. Yea, our God is merciful; or, "compassionate." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהֹוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is gracious חַנּ֣וּן (ḥan·nūn) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2587: Gracious and righteous; וְצַדִּ֑יק (wə·ṣad·dîq) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous our God וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ (wê·lō·hê·nū) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is full of compassion. מְרַחֵֽם׃ (mə·ra·ḥêm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7355: To fondle, to love, to compassionate Links Psalm 116:5 NIVPsalm 116:5 NLT Psalm 116:5 ESV Psalm 116:5 NASB Psalm 116:5 KJV Psalm 116:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 116:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 116:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 116:5 French Bible Psalm 116:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 116:5 Yahweh is Gracious and righteous (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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