Psalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
KJV
But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
ASV
וְ/אַתָּ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָ/י אֵל רַח֣וּם וְ/חַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וְ/רַב חֶ֥סֶד וֶ/אֱמֶֽת
Hebrew
And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.
YLT
But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
WEB
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֱמֶֽת
'mt
noun · 127×
אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אֶ֥רֶךְ
'rk
adjective · 15×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
חַנּ֣וּן
chnvn
adjective · 13×
י
y
noun · 440×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
רַח֣וּם
rchvm
adjective · 13×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1John 4:8 — He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
- 1Kgs 21:29 — Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.
- 1Pet 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 1Pet 5:10 — But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
- 1Thess 5:24 — Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
- 2Chr 30:9 — For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gra
- 2Cor 1:3 — Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
- 2Kgs 13:23 — And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them fro
- 2Pet 3:9 — The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
- 2Sam 24:14 — And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
- Dan 9:9 — To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
- 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 1:7 — In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
- Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
- Eph 2:4 — But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
- Exod 22:27 — For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
- Exod 31:6 — And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded
- 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 34:7 — Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s c
- Isa 63:7 — I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath besto
- 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.
- Jer 3:12 — Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will
- 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.
- 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.
- Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and me
- Lam 3:22 — It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
- Luke 7:13 — And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
- Luke 15:20 — And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
- Luke 18:13 — And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
- Mark 10:49 — And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.
- Matt 7:11 — If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
- Matt 18:27 — Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
- Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Mic 7:18 — Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
- Neh 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
- Neh 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
- Num 14:18 — The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and four
- Ps 32:5 — I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
- Ps 36:7 — How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
- Ps 62:12 — Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.