Psalms 145:8
The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
In Context
9The Lord is good to all men; and his mercies are over all his works.
Cross References
Numbers 14:18The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation.
Psalms 86:15But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
Psalms 103:8The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Daniel 9:9With the Lord our God are mercies and forgiveness, for we have gone against him;
Micah 7:18Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.
Ephesians 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely gave to us in the Loved One:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy… Read the whole commentary →