Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 116:5
5The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate.
Psalms 116:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
Context of Psalms 116:5
3The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow. 4Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, save me!” The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate. 6The Lord guards the inexperienced; I was helpless, and he saved me. 7Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:5 word by word
חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 116:5
- Psalms 86:5For you, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive, abounding in faithful love to all who call on you.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.
- Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory because of your faithful love, because of your truth.
- Psalms 145:8The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love.
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: The Lord — the Lord is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth,
- Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen and did not remember your wonders you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in faithful love, and you did not abandon them.
- Daniel 9:9Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him
- Romans 5:20The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace that he lavished on us in the Beloved One.
- Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love that he had for us,
- 1 Timothy 1:14and the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 119:137You are righteous, Lord, and your judgments are just.
- Psalms 145:4One generation will declare your works to the next and will proclaim your mighty acts.
- Ezra 9:15Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we survive as a remnant today. Here we are before you with our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.
- Nehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful in your sight, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites — to give it to his descendants. You have fulfilled your promise, for you are righteous.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Gracious is the Lord - In his own nature. And righteous - In all his dealings with men. Our God is merciful - Of tender compassion to all penitents.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Gracious is the Lord - This fact was his encouragement when he called on God. He believed that God was a gracious Being, and he found him to be so. Compare the notes at Hebrews 11:6. And righteous - Just; true; faithful. This, too, is a proper foundation of appeal to God: not that we are righteous, and have a claim to his favor, but that he is a Being who will do what is right; that is, what is best to be done in the case. If he were an unjust Being; if…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The gracious, righteous, and compassionate Lord (see Psalm 111:1–5) rescued and gave rest to the psalmist.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. The relief which he asked is the result not of his merit, but of God's known pity and tenderness, which is acknowledged in assuring himself (his "soul," Psa 11:1; 16:10) of rest and peace. All calamities [Psa 116:8] are represented by death, tears, and falling of the feet (Psa 56:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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