Psalms 116 · Verse 5

Psalms 116:5

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Psalms 116:5, King James Version

Psalms 116:5 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
WEBThe LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
ASVGracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
YLTGracious is Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God is merciful,
DARBYGracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.
BBEThe Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.
WebsterGracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

What does Psalms 116:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 116:5-8
5-8. The relief which he asked is the result not of his merit, but of God's known pity and tenderness, which is acknowledged in assuring himself (his "soul," Psa 11:1; 16:10) of rest and peace. All calamities [Psa 116:8] are represented by death, tears, and falling of the feet (Psa 56:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Gracious is the Lord - In his own nature. And righteous - In all his dealings with men. Our God is merciful - Of tender compassion to all penitents.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 116:1-9

We have many reasons for loving the Lord, but are most affected by his loving-kindness when relieved out of deep distress. When a poor sinner is awakened to a sense of his state, and fears that he must soon sink under the just wrath of God, then he finds trouble and sorrow. But let all such call upon the Lord to deliver their souls, and they will find him gracious and true to his promise. Neither ignorance nor guilt…

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Psalms 116:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חַנּ֣וּןcha.Nun[is] graciousH2587
יְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.Dikand righteousH6662
וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuand God ourH430
מְרַחֵֽם\׃me.ra.Chem[is] compassionateH7355

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 116:5

  • Psalms 145:17

    The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

  • Psalms 103:8

    The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

  • Psalms 119:137

    צ TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

  • Ezra 9:15

    O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

  • Nehemiah 9:8

    And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

  • Psalms 86:15

    But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

  • 1 Timothy 1:14

    And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

  • Ephesians 1:6-8

    To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

  • Daniel 9:14

    Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

  • Psalms 112:4

    Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

  • Exodus 34:6-7

    And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

  • Ephesians 2:4

    But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gracious.
86:5,15; 103:8; 112:4; 115:1; 145:8; Ex 34:6,7; Ne 9:17,31; Da 9:9
Ro 5:20,21; Eph 1:6-8; 2:4; 1Ti 1:14; Tit 3:4-7
and righteous.
119:137; 145:4-7,17; Ezr 9:15; Ne 9:8,33; Isa 45:21; Da 9:7,14
Ro 3:25,26; 1Jo 1:9

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Context

  • Psalms 116:4

    Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

  • Psalms 116:5

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

  • Psalms 116:6

    The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

Read all of Psalms 116

Psalms 116:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Clemente es Jehová y justo; sí, misericordioso es nuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel est plein de grâce et juste, et notre Dieu est miséricordieux.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gnädig ist Jehova und gerecht, und unser Gott ist barmherzig.