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Psalms 86:5

ForgivenessGod's loveGraceMercy and compassion

3 Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long.

4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

6 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and attend to my plea for mercy.

7 In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.

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BSB
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
KJV
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
WEB
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
ASV
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
DARBY
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.
BLB
For You, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in in loving devotion to all those calling on You.
ÅB
For du, Herre, er god og villig til å tilgi og rik på miskunnhet mot alle dem som påkaller deg.
OTB
For du, Herre, er god og tilgivende,
Og rik på miskunn mot alle som kaller på deg.
B1930
For du, Herre, er god og villig til å forlate og rik på miskunnhet mot alle dem som påkaller dig.

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Cross references

  • Psalms 145:8–9

    The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

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  • 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.

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  • Exodus 34:6

    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,

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  • Psalms 103:8

    The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

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  • 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.

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  • Acts 2:21

    And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

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  • 1 John 4:8–9

    Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

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  • Psalms 145:18

    The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

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