Psalms 116:5
3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
- KJV
- Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
- WEB
- The LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
- ASV
- Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
- DARBY
- Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.
- BLB
- Gracious [is] YHWH, and righteous; and our God is compassionate.
- ÅB
- Herren er nådig og rettferdig, og vår Gud er barmhjertig.
- OTB
- Herren er nådig og rettferdig;
Ja, vår Gud er full av medfølelse. - B1930
- Herren er nådig og rettferdig, og vår Gud er barmhjertig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
Read in contextPsalms 103:8
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
Read in contextPsalms 119:137
Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
Read in contextEzra 9:15
O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
Read in contextNehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
Read in contextPsalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:14
And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextEphesians 1:6–8
to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.
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