New Living Translation
Psalms 145:8
8The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing 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.
- 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 King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.
Context of Psalms 145:8
6Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness. 7Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness; they will sing with joy about your righteousness. The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. 9The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. 10All of your works will thank you, Lord, and your faithful followers will praise you.
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:8 word by word
חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:8
- Psalms 86:5O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
- Psalms 100:5For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.
- Psalms 103:8The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
- Psalms 116:5How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!
- Exodus 34:6The Lord passed in front of Moses, calling out, “Yahweh! The Lord! The God of compassion and mercy! I am slow to anger and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.
- Numbers 14:18‘The Lord is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love, forgiving every kind of sin and rebellion. But he does not excuse the guilty. He lays the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations.’
- Daniel 9:9But the Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.
- Jonah 4:2So he complained to the Lord about it: “Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.
- Micah 7:18Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant, overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.
- Romans 5:20God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.
- Ephesians 1:6So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son.
- Ephesians 2:4But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,
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
Topics related to Psalms 145:8
In the dictionaries
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
New Living Translation — © 1996, 2004, 2015 Tyndale House Foundation
Commentaries