Psalms 116:5
The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
In Context
4Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.
6The Lord keeps the simple; I was made low, and he was my saviour.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;
Nehemiah 9:8You saw that his heart was true to you, and made an agreement with him to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite and the Girgashite, even to give it to his seed, and you have done what you said; for righteousness is yours:
Nehemiah 9:31Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy.
Psalms 86:5You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
Psalms 103:8The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Psalms 115:1Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord , I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped… Read the whole commentary →