Psalms 116:5
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- 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 holy in all his works.
Read in contextPsalms 103:8
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Read in contextPsalms 119:137
Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
Read in contextEzra 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.
Read in contextNehemiah 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, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
Read in contextPsalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:14
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Read in contextEphesians 1:6–8
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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