Tree of Life Version
Psalms 116:5
5Adonai is gracious and righteous— yes, 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 entangled me, and the torments of Sheol found me. I found trouble and sorrow. 4Then I called upon the Name of Adonai: “Adonai, save my soul!” Adonai is gracious and righteous— yes, our God is compassionate. 6Adonai protects the simple-hearted. When I was brought low, He saved me. 7Return to your rest, my soul, for Adonai 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, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
- Psalms 103:8Adonai is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and plentiful in mercy.
- Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the upright. Gracious, compassionate and just is he.
- Psalms 115:1Not to us, Adonai, not to us, but to Your Name be the glory— because of Your love and Your faithfulness.
- Psalms 145:8Adonai is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
- Exodus 34:6Then Adonai passed before him, and proclaimed, “Adonai, Adonai, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,
- Nehemiah 9:17They refused to obey and did not remember Your wonders that You did among them. Instead, they became stiff-necked and in their rebellion, appointed a leader in order to return to their bondage. But You are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in love. Therefore You did not abandon them,
- Daniel 9:9The Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against Him.
- Romans 5:20Now the Torah came in so that transgression might increase. But where sin increased, grace overflowed even more—
- Ephesians 1:6to the glorious praise of His grace, with which He favored us through the One He loves!
- Ephesians 2:4But God was rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us.
- 1 Timothy 1:14and the grace of our Lord overflowed with the faith and love that are in Messiah Yeshua.
- Psalms 119:137Righteous are You, Adonai, and Your judgments are upright.
- Psalms 145:4One generation will praise Your works to another and declare Your mighty acts.
- Ezra 9:15Adonai, God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left this day as a remnant. Behold, here we are before You in our guilt; because of it no one can stand before You.”
- Nehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful before You and made the covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanite, Hittite, Amorite, Perizzite, Jebusite and the Girgashite to his seed. You have fulfilled Your words, 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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