New King James Version
Psalms 145:8
8The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
Context of Psalms 145:8
6Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness. 7They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. 9The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. 10All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, And Your saints shall bless You.
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חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 145:8
- Psalms 86:5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
- Psalms 116:5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
- Exodus 34:6And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,
- Numbers 14:18‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.’
- Daniel 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.
- Jonah 4:2So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.
- Micah 7:18Who is a God like You, Pardoning iniquity And passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, Because He delights in mercy.
- Romans 5:20Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,
- Ephesians 1:6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
- Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,
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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