Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate.

New American Standard Bible

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate;

A Conservative Version

Gracious is LORD, and righteous. Yea, our God is merciful.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah is merciful and just, and our God compassionates

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Gracious [is] Yahweh and righteous, and our God [is] merciful.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

The Lord is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

The Emphasized Bible

Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and, our God, is full of compassion.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חנּוּן 
Channuwn 
Usage: 13

is the Lord

Usage: 0

and righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

Context Readings

Thanksgiving For God's Deliverance

4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh:
“Yahweh, save me!”
5 The Lord is gracious and righteous;
our God is compassionate.
6 The Lord guards the inexperienced;
I was helpless, and He saved me.


Cross References

Ezra 9:15

Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we survive as a remnant today. Here we are before You with our guilt, though no one can stand in Your presence because of this.

Nehemiah 9:8

You found his heart faithful in Your sight,
and made a covenant with him
to give the land of the Canaanites,
Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites,
Jebusites, and Girgashites—
to give it to his descendants.
You have kept Your promise,
for You are righteous.

Psalm 145:17

The Lord is righteous in all His ways
and gracious in all His acts.

Psalm 86:15

But You, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth.

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love.

Psalm 119:137

צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,
and Your judgments are just.

Exodus 34:6-7

Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:

Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,

Daniel 9:7

Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel—those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where You have dispersed them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward You.

Daniel 9:14

So the Lord kept the disaster in mind and brought it on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in all He has done. But we have not obeyed Him.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen
and did not remember Your wonders
You performed among them.
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.
But You are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love,
and You did not abandon them.

Nehemiah 9:31

However, in Your abundant compassion,
You did not destroy them or abandon them,
for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Nehemiah 9:33

You are righteous concerning all that has come on us,
because You have acted faithfully,
while we have acted wickedly.

Psalm 86:5

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

Psalm 112:4

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.

Psalm 145:4-8

One generation will declare Your works to the next
and will proclaim Your mighty acts.

Isaiah 45:21

Speak up and present your case
yes, let them take counsel together.
Who predicted this long ago?
Who announced it from ancient times?
Was it not I, Yahweh?
There is no other God but Me,
a righteous God and Savior;
there is no one except Me.

Jeremiah 12:1

You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

Daniel 9:9

Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against Him

Romans 3:25-26

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

Romans 5:20-21

The law came along to multiply the trespass. But where sin multiplied, grace multiplied even more

Ephesians 1:6-8

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us,

1 Timothy 1:14

And the grace of our Lord overflowed, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Titus 3:4-7

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love
for mankind appeared,

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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