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Psalms 116:5

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

KJV

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

ASV

חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְ/צַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖/אלֹהֵ֣י/נוּ מְרַחֵֽם

Hebrew

Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God is merciful,

YLT

The LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חַנּ֣וּן
chnvn
adjective · 13×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 45×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 1:14 — And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
  • Dan 9:7 — O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are fa
  • Dan 9:14 — Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.
  • Deut 4:31 — (For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
  • Eph 1:6 — To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
  • Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
  • Exod 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • Exod 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • 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.
  • Jas 5:11 — Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
  • Neh 9:8 — And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites,
  • Ps 86:15 — But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
  • Ps 103:8 — The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
  • Ps 112:4 — Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
  • Ps 119:137 — Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
  • Ps 145:8 — The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
  • Ps 145:17 — The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
  • Ps 145:17 — The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.