Psalms 145 · Verse 8

Psalms 145:8

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Psalms 145:8, King James Version

Psalms 145:8 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
WEBThe LORD is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
ASVJehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.
YLTGracious and merciful is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.
DARBYJehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.
BBEThe Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.
WebsterThe LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

What does Psalms 145:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:8-9
8-9. (Compare Psa 103:8; 111:4). over all, &c.--rests on all His works.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 The Lord is gracious - His holy nature is ever disposed to show favor. Full of compassion - Wherever he sees misery, his eye affects his heart. Slow to anger - When there is even the greatest provocation. Of great mercy - Great in his abundant mercy. These four things give us a wonderful display of the goodness of the Divine nature.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 145:1-9

Those who, under troubles and temptations, abound in fervent prayer, shall in due season abound in grateful praise, which is the true language of holy joy. Especially we should speak of God's wondrous work of redemption, while we declare his greatness. For no deliverance of the Israelites, nor the punishment of sinners, so clearly proclaims the justice of God, as the cross of Christ exhibits it to the enlightened…

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Psalms 145:8 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
וְרַח֣וּםve.ra.Chumand compassionateH7349
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhlong ofH750
אַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimanger<s>H639
וּגְדָל\־u.ge.dol-and great ofH1419
חָֽסֶד\׃Cha.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617

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

Cross references for Psalms 145:8

  • Numbers 14:18

    The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

  • Psalms 103:8

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

  • Psalms 86:5

    For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

  • Psalms 100:5

    For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

  • Psalms 116:5

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

  • Psalms 86:15

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

  • Romans 5:20-21

    Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.

  • Micah 7:18-20

    Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

  • 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,

  • Jonah 4:2

    And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

  • Ephesians 1:8

    Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord is gracious.
86:5,15; 100:5; 103:8; 116:5; Ex 34:6,7; Nu 14:18; Da 9:9; Jon 4:2
Mic 7:18-20; Ro 5:20,21; Eph 1:6,8; 2:4
of great mercy. Heb. great in mercy.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 145:7

    They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

  • Psalms 145:8

    The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

  • Psalms 145:9

    The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

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Psalms 145:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Clemente y misericordioso es Jehová, lento para la ira, y grande en misericordia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel est plein de grâce et miséricordieux, lent à la colère, et grand en bonté.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Gnädig und barmherzig ist Jehova, langsam zum Zorn und groß an Güte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dominus illuminat cæcos. Dominus erigit elisos; Dominus diligit justos.