King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.
Complete Jewish Bible:
ADONAI is merciful and righteous; yes, our God is compassionate.
Berean Standard Bible:
The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
American Standard Version:
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Gracious{H2587} is the LORD{H3068}, and righteous{H6662}; yea, our God{H430} is merciful{H7355}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 145:17
- The LORD [is] righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Psalms 103:8
- The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
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.
Nehemiah 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:
Psalms 86:15
- But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalms 119:137
- ¶ TZADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
Isaiah 45:21
- Tell ye, and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? [who] hath told it from that time? [have] not I the LORD? and [there is] no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; [there is] none beside me.
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Commentary for Psalms 116:5
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2587
There are 13 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חַנּוּן
Transliteration: channûwn
Pronunciation: khan-noon'
Description: from חָנַן; gracious; gracious. - Strong's Number: H3068
There are 5521 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יְהֹוָה
Transliteration: Yᵉhôvâh
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-vaw'
Description: from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה. - Strong's Number: H6662
There are 197 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צַדִּיק
Transliteration: tsaddîyq
Pronunciation: tsad-deek'
Description: from צָדַק; just; just, lawful, righteous (man). - Strong's Number: H430
There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty. - Strong's Number: H7355
There are 43 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רָחַם
Transliteration: râcham
Pronunciation: raw-kham'
Description: a primitive root; to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate; have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, [idiom] surely.