Psalm 86:15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

◄ Psalm 86:15 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.

English Standard Version
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast 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 Bible
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

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

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

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou, O Lord, art a God of compassion, and merciful, patient, and of much mercy, and true.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.

Cross References

Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Psalm 86:5
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy to all them that call on you.

Psalm 103:8
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Psalm 111:4
He has made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.

Psalm 116:5
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

Psalm 145:8
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

Ecclesiastes 8:11
Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Isaiah 63:7
I will mention the loving kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

Jeremiah 3:12
Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, you backsliding Israel, said the LORD; and I will not cause my anger to fall on you: for I am merciful, said the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.

Jonah 4:2
And he prayed to the LORD, and said, I pray you, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before to Tarshish: for I knew that you are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repent you of the evil.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

86:8-17 Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the compassion, mercy, and truth of God, will be their refuge and consolation. And those whose parents were the servants of the Lord, may urge this as a plea why he should hear and help them. In considering David's experience, and that of the believer, we must not lose sight of Him, who though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

15. Contrasts God with his enemies (compare Ps 86:5).