Psalm 116:5 “The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.”

Psalm 116:5

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

World English Bible

The LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

American Standard Version

Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lord is mercifull and righteous, and our God is full of compassion.

Darby Translation

Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.

Young's Literal Translation

Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful,

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

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Cross references

“Gracious”

Psalm 103:8 Psalm 86:15 Ephesians 1:6–8 1 Timothy 1:14 Psalm 112:4 Ephesians 2:4

Psalm 103:8 · BSB

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Psalm 86:15 · BSB

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Ephesians 1:6–8 · BSB

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

1 Timothy 1:14 · BSB

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 112:4 · BSB

Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

Ephesians 2:4 · BSB

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

“and righteous”

Psalm 145:17 Psalm 119:137 Ezra 9:15 Nehemiah 9:8 Daniel 9:7 Daniel 9:14

Psalm 145:17 · BSB

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

Psalm 119:137 · BSB

Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.

Ezra 9:15 · BSB

O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”

Nehemiah 9:8 · BSB

You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You…

Daniel 9:7 · BSB

To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfait…

Daniel 9:14 · BSB

Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.

Also

Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah 12:1 · BSB

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

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