Psalms 86 · Verse 15

Psalms 86:15

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Psalms 86:15, King James Version

Psalms 86:15 in other translations

BSBBut You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
WEBBut you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.
ASVBut thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
YLTAnd Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth.
DARBYBut thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.
BBEBut you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
WebsterBut thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.

What does Psalms 86:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. Contrasts God with his enemies (compare Psa 86:5).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 But thou, O Lord - What a wonderful character of God is given in this verse! אדני Adonai, the Director, Judge, and Support; - but instead of אדני Adonai, thirty-four of Kennicott's MSS. have יהוה Jehovah, the self-existent and eternal Being; - אל El, the strong God; רחום rachum, tenderly compassionate; חנון channun, the Dispenser of grace or favor; ארך אפים erech appayim, suffering long, not easily provoked; רב חמד rab chesed, abundant in blessings; and אמת emeth, faithful and true. Such is the God who has made himself more particularly known to us in Christ. The scanty language of our ancestors was not adequate to a full rendering of the original words: "And thu driht God gemildsiend, and mildheort, gethyldig and mucel mildheortnysse and sothfaest - And thou, Lord God, art mild, and mildhearted, patient, and of much mildheartedness, and soothfast," - steady in truth. In the old Psalter the language is but little improved: And thou Lorde God mercier, and mercyful, sufferand, and of mykel mercy, and sothefast. The word mercier is interpreted, do and dede of mercy.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 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…

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Psalms 86:15 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.

וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859
אֲ֭דֹנָי'A.do.naiO LordH136
אֵל\־'el-[are] a GodH410
רַח֣וּםra.ChumcompassionateH7349
וְחַנּ֑וּןve.cha.Nunand graciousH2587
אֶ֥רֶךְ'E.rekhlong ofH750
אַ֝פַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimanger<s>H639
וְרַב\־ve.rav-and great ofH7227
חֶ֥סֶדChe.sedcovenant loyaltyH2617
וֶאֱמֶֽת\׃ve.'e.Metand faithfulnessH571

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

Cross references for Psalms 86:15

  • Ephesians 2:4-7

    But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

  • Psalms 130:7

    Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

  • Psalms 103:8

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

  • Ephesians 1:7

    In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

  • Psalms 86:5

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

  • Psalms 145:8

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

  • Joel 2:13

    And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

  • Nehemiah 9:17

    And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

  • Micah 7:18

    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.

  • Psalms 85:10

    Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

  • Psalms 111:4

    He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
But thou.
5; 103:8; 111:4; 130:4,7; 145:8; Ex 31:6,7; Nu 14:18; Ne 9:17
Joe 2:13; Mic 7:18; Ro 5:20,21; Eph 1:7; 2:4-7
mercy.
85:10; 98:3; Joh 1:17; Ro 15:8,9

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Context

  • Psalms 86:14

    O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

  • Psalms 86:15

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

  • Psalms 86:16

    O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

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Psalms 86:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas tú, Señor, Dios misericordioso y clemente, lento para la ira, y grande en misericordia y verdad;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais toi, Seigneur! tu es un ✶Dieu miséricordieux et faisant grâce, lent à la colère, et grand en bonté et en vérité.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du aber, Herr, bist ein Gott, barmherzig und gnädig, langsam zum Zorn und groß an Güte und Wahrheit.