New English Translation
Psalms 116:5
5The Lord is merciful and fair; 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 tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow. 4I called on the name of the Lord, “Please Lord, rescue my life!” The Lord is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate. 6The Lord protects the untrained; I was in serious trouble and he delivered me. 7Rest once more, my soul, for the Lord has vindicated 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 86:5Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.
- Psalms 112:4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us! But to your name bring honor, for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness.
- Psalms 145:8The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,
- Nehemiah 9:17They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,
- Daniel 9:9Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
- Romans 5:20Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
- Ephesians 2:4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
- 1 Timothy 1:14and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus.
- Psalms 119:137You are just, O Lord, and your judgments are fair.
- Psalms 145:4One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!
- Ezra 9:15O Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we are left as a remnant this day. Indeed, we stand before you in our guilt. However, because of this guilt no one can really stand before you.”
- Nehemiah 9:8When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a covenant with him to give his descendants the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. 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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