Parallel Verses

NET Bible

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

New American Standard Bible

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

King James Version

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

Holman Bible

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

International Standard Version

Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.

A Conservative Version

For thou, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

American Standard Version

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

Amplified


For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Darby Translation

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

Julia Smith Translation

For thou, O Jehovah, art good and forgiving, and great of mercy to all calling to thee.

King James 2000

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

Modern King James verseion

For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and rich in mercy to all those who call on You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

New Heart English Bible

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

The Emphasized Bible

For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

Webster

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.

World English Bible

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

Youngs Literal Translation

For Thou, Lord, art good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Lament And Petition

4 Make your servant glad, for to you, O Lord, I pray! 5 Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you. 6 O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!


Cross References

Joel 2:13

Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love -- often relenting from calamitous punishment.

Exodus 34:6

The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Psalm 25:8

The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

Psalm 130:4

But you are willing to forgive, so that you might be honored.

Psalm 130:7

O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.

Psalm 145:8-9

The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

Psalm 119:68

You are good and you do good. Teach me your statutes!

Isaiah 55:7

The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the Lord, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.'

Ezekiel 36:33

"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: In the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will populate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt.

Ezekiel 36:37

"This is what the sovereign Lord says: I will allow the house of Israel to ask me to do this for them: I will multiply their people like sheep.

Daniel 9:9

Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord and said, "Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! -- because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.

Micah 7:18

There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.

Luke 11:9-10

"So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.

John 4:10

Jesus answered her, "If you had known the gift of God and who it is who said to you, 'Give me some water to drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."

Acts 2:21

And then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'

Romans 5:20-21

Now the law came in so that the transgression may increase, but where sin increased, grace multiplied all the more,

Romans 10:12-13

For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

Ephesians 1:6-8

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

1 John 4:8-9

The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Psalm 36:7

How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

Psalm 52:1

For the music director; a well-written song by David. It was written when Doeg the Edomite went and informed Saul: "David has arrived at the home of Ahimelech." Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God's loyal love protects me all day long!

Psalm 69:16

Answer me, O Lord, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me!

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