Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

But you, Lord, are a compassionate God, merciful and patient, with unending gracious love and faithfulness.

New American Standard Bible

But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

King James Version

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Holman Bible

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

A Conservative Version

But thou, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

American Standard Version

But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Amplified


But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.

Darby Translation

But thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.

Julia Smith Translation

And thou, O Jehovah, art a God compassionate and merciful, and slow to anger and great of mercy and truth.

King James 2000

But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But you, O Lord, [are] a compassionate and gracious God, {slow to anger} and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness.

Modern King James verseion

But You, O God, are God full of pity, and gracious, long-suffering, and rich in mercy and truth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But thou, O LORD God, art full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, plenteous in goodness and truth.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

The Emphasized Bible

But, thou, O My Lord, art, A God of compassion and favour, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness a faithfulness.

Webster

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

World English Bible

But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

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Context Readings

Lament And Petition

14 God, arrogant men rise up against me, while a company of ruthless individuals want to kill me. They do not have regard for you. 15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate God, merciful and patient, with unending gracious love and faithfulness. 16 Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant.


Cross References

Nehemiah 9:17

They would not listen, and did not remember the miracles you did among them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return them to their slavery. "But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and rich in gracious love; therefore you did not abandon them.

Numbers 14:18

"The LORD is slow to anger and abundant in faithful love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he won't acquit the guilty. He recalls the iniquity of fathers to the third and fourth generation.'

Psalm 86:5

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

Psalm 103:8

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love.

Psalm 111:4

He is remembered for his awesome deeds; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.

Joel 2:13

Tear your hearts, not your garments; and turn back to the LORD your God. For he is gracious and compassionate, slow to become angry, overflowing in gracious love, and grieves about this evil.

Exodus 31:6-7

Along with him I'm appointing Ahisamach's son Oholiab from the tribe of Dan, and I've given wisdom to all who are skilled so they can make everything that I've commanded you,

Psalm 85:10

Gracious love and truth meet; righteousness and peace kiss.

Psalm 98:3

He has remembered his gracious love; his faithfulness toward the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth saw our God's deliverance.

Psalm 130:4

But with you there is forgiveness, so that you may be feared.

Psalm 130:7

Israel, hope in the LORD! For with the LORD there is gracious love, along with abundant redemption.

Psalm 145:8

Gracious and merciful is the LORD, slow to become angry, and overflowing with gracious love.

Micah 7:18

Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.

John 1:17

because while the Law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus the Messiah.

Romans 5:20-21

Now the Law crept in so that the offense would increase. But where sin increased, grace increased even more,

Romans 15:8-9

For I tell you that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God's truth in order to confirm the promises given to our ancestors,

Ephesians 1:7

In union with him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our offenses, according to the riches of God's grace

Ephesians 2:4-7

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us

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