Psalms 116:5
The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
In Context
4Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”
6The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.
Cross References
Exodus 34:6The Lord passed in front of him, calling out, “Yahweh! Yahweh! I am the God of grace and mercy! I am slow to become angry, full of trustworthy love and always faithful.
Nehemiah 9:8You knew he would be faithful to you, and made an agreement with him to give him and his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites. You kept your promise, because you do what is right.
Nehemiah 9:31But because of your wonderful mercy you did not finish with them, and you did not abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.
Psalms 86:5For you, Lord, are good; you are forgiving and full of trustworthy love for all who come to you.
Psalms 103:8The Lord is kind and gracious, not quick-tempered, and full of trustworthy love.
Psalms 115:1Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to you all glory should be given, because of your trustworthy love and faithfulness.
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 →