Psalms 116:5

In 11 translations

BSB

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

KJV

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

WEB

Yahweh is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

ASV

Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

LSV

YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, || Indeed, our God [is] merciful,

YLT

Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful,

DBY

Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.Elohim

DRC114:5

The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

GNV

The Lord is mercifull and righteous, and our God is full of compassion.

JPS

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.

LXXE114:5

The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.

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WLC

חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃

LXX-Br114:5

Ἐλεήμων ὁ Κύριος καὶ δίκαιος, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐλεεῖ.

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• Psalms 103:8The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
• Psalms 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
• Psalms 119:137Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
• Ezra 9:15O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
• Nehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants.…
• Ephesians 1:6–8to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He…
• Psalms 86:15But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
• 1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
• Exodus 34:6–7Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, maintaining loving devotion to a thousand…
• Daniel 9:7To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our…
• Daniel 9:14Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.
• Psalms 112:4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
• Ephesians 2:4But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
• Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior;…
• Psalms 145:4–8One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. They will proclaim the power of Your awesome…
• Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

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