Psalms 86:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַתָּ֣ה אֲ֭דֹנָי אֵל־רַח֣וּם וְחַנּ֑וּן אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וְרַב־חֶ֥סֶד וֶאֱמֶֽת

Transliteration

wᵉʾattâ ʾădōnāy ʾēl-raḥûm wᵉḥannûn ʾerek ʾappayim wᵉrab-ḥesed weʾĕmet

Grammar Details

*wᵉʾattâ*: conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - but you
*ʾădōnāy*: noun with possessive suffix - my Lord
*ʾēl*-*raḥûm*: noun + adjective masculine singular - God merciful
*wᵉḥannûn*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and gracious
*ʾerek*: adjective construct - slow of/long of
*ʾappayim*: noun masculine dual - nostrils/anger
*wᵉrab*-*ḥesed*: conjunction + adjective construct + noun - and abundant of steadfast love
*weʾĕmet*: conjunction + noun - and truth/faithfulness

Word Meanings

*ʾēl*: God/deity/mighty one
*raḥûm*: merciful/compassionate
*ḥannûn*: gracious/showing favor
*ʾerek* *ʾappayim*: slow to anger/patient/longsuffering
*rab*-*ḥesed*: abundant in steadfast love/plenteous in mercy/great in lovingkindness
*ʾĕmet*: truth/faithfulness/reliability

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Referenced Verses

Neh 9:17 : 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.
Ps 103:8 : 8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Ps 111:4 : 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call{H8802)} upon thee.
Eph 1:7 : 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Eph 2:4-7 : 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ,(by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
Joel 2:13 : 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.
Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and truth are met together{H8738)}; righteousness and peace have kissed{H8804)} each other.
Num 14:18 : 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.
Exod 31:6-7 : 6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle,
Ps 130:4 : 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
Ps 130:7 : 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Ps 145:8 : 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Mic 7:18 : 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.
John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 15:8-9 : 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers: 9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.
Ps 98:3 : 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 145:8-9
2 verses
85%
8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Ps 86:5-6
2 verses
82%
5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call{H8802)} upon thee.
6Give ear{H8685)}, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend{H8685)} to the voice of my supplications.
Ps 103:8
82%
8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Exod 34:6
78%
6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Ps 116:5
78%
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Ps 86:16
77%
16O turn{H8798)} unto me, and have mercy{H8798)} upon me; give{H8798)} thy strength unto thy servant, and save{H8685)} the son of thine handmaid.
Ps 57:10
74%
10For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
Ps 40:11
74%
11Withhold{H8799)} not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve{H8799)} me.
Ps 111:4
74%
4He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
Neh 9:31
74%
31Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a gracious and merciful God.
Num 14:18-19
2 verses
74%
18The 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.
19Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
Mic 7:18
74%
18Who 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.
Ps 25:6
73%
6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Ps 108:4
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4For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.
Ps 86:13-14
2 verses
72%
13For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered{H8689)} my soul from the lowest hell.
14O God, the proud are risen{H8804)} against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought{H8765)} after my soul; and have not set{H8804)} thee before them.
Ps 117:2
72%
2For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD.
Ps 36:5
72%
5Thy mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.
Ps 86:3
72%
3Be merciful{H8798)} unto me, O Lord: for I cry{H8799)} unto thee daily.
Ps 78:38
72%
38But he, being full of compassion, forgave{H8762)} their iniquity, and destroyed{H8686)} them not: yea, many a time{H8689)} turned he his anger away{H8687)}, and did not stir up{H8686)} all his wrath.
Jer 32:18
72%
18Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name,
Ps 85:7
72%
7Shew{H8685)} us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant{H8799)} us thy salvation.
Ps 119:64
71%
64The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
Ps 89:14
71%
14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go{H8762)} before thy face.
Ps 119:76
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76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Ps 69:16
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16Hear{H8798)} me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn{H8798)} unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Isa 30:18
71%
18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Ps 51:1
70%
1To the chief Musician{H8764)}, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came{H8800)} unto him, after he had gone in{H8804)} to Bathsheba. Have mercy{H8798)} upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out{H8798)} my transgressions.
Ps 31:7
70%
7I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
Jonah 4:2
70%
2And 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.
Isa 63:15
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15Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory: where is thy zeal and thy strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me? are they restrained?
Ps 119:156
70%
156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Ps 86:10
70%
10For thou art great, and doest{H8802)} wondrous things{H8737)}: thou art God alone.
Lam 3:32
70%
32But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
2 Sam 22:26
70%
26With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
Ps 25:10
70%
10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Ps 18:25
70%
25With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Ps 89:8
70%
8O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee?
Ps 62:12
70%
12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest{H8762)} to every man according to his work.
Ps 100:5
70%
5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Isa 25:1
70%
1O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
Ps 85:2-3
2 verses
69%
2Thou hast forgiven{H8804)} the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered{H8765)} all their sin. Selah.
3Thou hast taken away{H8804)} all thy wrath: thou hast turned{H8689)} thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
Lam 3:22
69%
22It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Ps 139:1
69%
1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Hos 12:6
69%
6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.