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Psalms 145:8
8The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Psalms 145:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
Context of Psalms 145:8
6They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds. 7They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. 10All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you.
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חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:8
- Psalms 86:5You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
- Psalms 116:5The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
- Exodus 34:6And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,
- Numbers 14:18‘The Lord is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.’
- Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him;
- Jonah 4:2He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
- Romans 5:20The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
- Ephesians 2:4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Commentaries on Psalms 145:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The Lord is gracious - See Psalm 86:5, note; Psalm 86:15, note. And full of compassion - Kind; compassionate; ready to do good. See the notes at Psalm 103:8. Slow to anger - See Psalm 103:8, where the same expression occurs. And of great mercy - Margin, great in mercy. His greatness is shown in his mercy; and the manifestation of that mercy is great: great, as on a large scale; great, as manifested toward great sinners; great, in the sacrifice made that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9God consistently demonstrates his character toward all his creation (see Psalm 136:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. (Compare Psa 103:8; 111:4). over all, &c.--rests on all His works.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 145
- 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
- John Wesley’s Notes
- 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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