Psalm 86:15
New International Version
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

New Living Translation
But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.

English Standard Version
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

Berean Standard Bible
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

King James Bible
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

New King James Version
But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

New American Standard Bible
But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, Slow to anger and abundant in mercy and truth.

NASB 1995
But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

NASB 1977
But Thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Legacy Standard Bible
But You, O Lord, are a God compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Amplified Bible
But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.

Christian Standard Bible
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth.

American Standard Version
But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you, LORD JEHOVAH God, are compassionate and hovering, patient and abounding in grace and truth!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

Contemporary English Version
But you, the Lord God, are kind and merciful. You don't easily get angry, and your love can always be trusted.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

English Revised Version
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient, always faithful and ready to forgive.

Good News Translation
But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.

International Standard Version
But you, Lord, are a compassionate God, merciful and patient, with unending gracious love and faithfulness.

JPS Tanakh 1917
But Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Literal Standard Version
And You, O Lord, [are] God, merciful and gracious, | Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

Majority Standard Bible
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

New American Bible
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in mercy and truth.

NET Bible
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

New Revised Standard Version
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

New Heart English Bible
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Webster's Bible Translation
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

World English Bible
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Young's Literal Translation
And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Tried But Trusting
14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You. 15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness. 16Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.…

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,

Psalm 86:5
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalm 103:8
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Psalm 111:4
He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

Psalm 116:5
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Psalm 145:8
The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

Ecclesiastes 8:11
When the sentence for a crime is not speedily executed, the hearts of men become fully set on doing evil.


Treasury of Scripture

But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

but thou

Psalm 86:5
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 111:4
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

mercy

Psalm 85:10
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Psalm 98:3
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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Psalm 86
1. David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion
5. By the goodness and power of God
11. He desires the continuance of former grace
14. Complaining of the proud, he craves some token of God's goodness














Verse 15. - But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion. The appeal is to God's own revelation of himself. He had declared that he was "merciful and gracious, long suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin" (Exodus 34:6, 7); he could not, therefore, desert the psalmist in his need. And gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth (comp. above, ver. 5; and see also Numbers 14:18; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But You,
וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

O Lord,
אֲ֭דֹנָי (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 136: The Lord

are a compassionate
רַח֣וּם (ra·ḥūm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7349: Compassionate

and gracious
וְחַנּ֑וּן (wə·ḥan·nūn)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2587: Gracious

God,
אֵל־ (’êl-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

slow
אֶ֥רֶךְ (’e·reḵ)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 750: Long

to anger,
אַ֝פַּ֗יִם (’ap·pa·yim)
Noun - md
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

abounding
וְרַב־ (wə·raḇ-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7227: Much, many, great

in loving devotion
חֶ֥סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

and truth.
וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ (we·’ĕ·meṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness


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