Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
And
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
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.
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.
NET Bible
Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.
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.
Themes
Calling » Those that call on the lord
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In forgiving sins
God's Mercy » Described as » Plenteous
Topics
References
Easton
Hastings
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 86:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament And Petition
4
Make Your servant rejoice,
For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul [all that I am—in prayer].
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.
Hear, O Lord, my prayer;
And listen attentively to the voice of my supplications (specific requests)!
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Joel 2:13
Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
Exodus 34:6
Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);
Psalm 103:8
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
Nehemiah 9:17
“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
And You did not abandon them.
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
Psalm 130:4
But there is forgiveness with You,
That You may be feared and worshiped [with submissive wonder].
Psalm 130:7
O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
Psalm 145:8-9
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
Psalm 145:18
The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
Psalm 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.
Psalm 119:68
You are good and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
Jeremiah 33:3
‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’
Ezekiel 36:33
‘Thus says the Lord God, “On the day that I cleanse you from all your sins I will also cause the cities [of Israel] to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.
Ezekiel 36:37
‘Thus says the Lord God, “This too I will let the house of Israel ask Me to do for them: I will increase their people like a flock.
Daniel 9:9
To the Lord our God belong mercy and lovingkindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him;
Jonah 4:2
He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? That is why I ran to Tarshish, because I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, and [when sinners turn to You] You revoke the [sentence of] disaster [against them].
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Luke 11:9-10
John 4:10
Jesus answered her,
Acts 2:21
‘And it shall be that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord [invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord Jesus] shall be saved (rescued spiritually).’
Romans 5:20-21
But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable, gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased all the more,
Romans 10:12-13
For there is no distinction between Jew and Gentile; for the same Lord is Lord over all [of us], and [He is] abounding in riches (blessings) for all who call on Him [in faith and prayer].
Ephesians 1:6-8
to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].
Ephesians 2:4
But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
1 John 4:8-9
The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
Psalm 36:7
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
Psalm 52:1
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
Psalm 69:16
Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.