Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Standard Bible For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. 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. 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. Legacy Standard Bible For You, Lord, are good, and by nature forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You. 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. American Standard Version For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee. Contemporary English Version You willingly forgive, and your love is always there for those who pray to you. English Revised Version For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation You, O Lord, are good and forgiving, full of mercy toward everyone who calls out to you. Good News Translation You are good to us and forgiving, full of constant love for all who pray to you. International Standard Version Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you. Majority Standard Bible For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. NET Bible Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to 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. Webster's Bible Translation For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee. World English Bible For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor 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 BibleFor thou, O Lord, art sweet and mild: and plenteous in mercy to all that call upon thee. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Lord, you are good and forgiving, most merciful to all who call on you. New Revised Standard Version For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor thou, O LORD, art good; and thy lovingkindness is abundant to all who call upon thee. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you, LORD JEHOVAH, are good and your kindness is great to all who call to you! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Tried But Trusting…4Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. 6Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.… Cross References Exodus 34:6-7 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, / maintaining loving devotion to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.” 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 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 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. 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.’ 2 Chronicles 30:9 For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” 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. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Romans 10:12-13 For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, / for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 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 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all them that call on you. thou Psalm 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Psalm 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Psalm 36:7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. ready Nehemiah 9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. Daniel 9:9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; plenteous Psalm 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. Psalm 130:4,7 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared… Joel 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil. unto all Psalm 145:18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Ezekiel 36:33,37 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded… Jump to Previous Abounding Abundant Forgive Forgiveness Forgiving Full Good Great Kindness Loving Mercy Pardon Plenteous Ready SteadfastJump to Next Abounding Abundant Forgive Forgiveness Forgiving Full Good Great Kindness Loving Mercy Pardon Plenteous Ready SteadfastPsalm 86 1. David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion5. 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 For You, O Lord This phrase establishes the direct address to God, acknowledging His supreme authority and sovereignty. The Hebrew word for "Lord" here is "Adonai," which signifies God's lordship and mastery over all creation. It is a term of respect and reverence, recognizing God's ultimate power and control. Historically, this title has been used to express the deep relationship between God and His people, emphasizing His role as a protector and provider. are kind and forgiving rich in loving devotion to all who call on You Ready to forgive.--The Hebrew word occurs nowhere else in the form found here. Etymologically it means remitting. The LXX. have ????????, a word for which perhaps our considerate is the nearest equivalent, implying that legal right is overlooked and suspended in consideration of human weakness. Wisdom Of Solomon 12:18 gives a good description of this Divine attribute. Verse 5. - For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive. The word translated "ready to forgive," סַלָח, occurs here only; but the context sufficiently fixes its meaning, which is well expressed by the ἐπιεικὴς of the LXX. As God was "good" and "forgiving," he would be likely to grant the petitions just addressed to him. And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee (comp. Exodus 34:6; Joel 2:13).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You, אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh) 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 kind ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and forgiving, וְסַלָּ֑ח (wə·sal·lāḥ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5546: Ready to forgive, forgiving rich וְרַב־ (wə·raḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 7227: Much, many, great in loving devotion חֶ֝֗סֶד (ḥe·seḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty to all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who call on You. קֹרְאֶֽיךָ׃ (qō·rə·’e·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Links Psalm 86:5 NIVPsalm 86:5 NLT Psalm 86:5 ESV Psalm 86:5 NASB Psalm 86:5 KJV Psalm 86:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 86:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 86:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 86:5 French Bible Psalm 86:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 86:5 For you Lord are good and ready (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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