5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
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5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
5 For Thou, Lord, `art' good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.
5 For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; Abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
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.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
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.
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
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.
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
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;
And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
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.
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.
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
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Commentary on Psalms 86 Matthew Henry Commentary
Psalm 86
This psalm is entitled "a prayer of David;' probably it was not penned upon any particular occasion, but was a prayer he often used himself, and recommended to others for their use, especially in a day of affliction. Many think that David penned this prayer as a type of Christ, "who in the days of his flesh offered up strong cries,' Heb. 5:7. David, in this prayer (according to the nature of that duty),
In singing this we must, as David did, lift up our souls to God with application.
A Prayer of David.
Psa 86:1-7
This psalm was published under the title of a prayer of David; not as if David sung all his prayers, but into some of his songs he inserted prayers; for a psalm will admit the expressions of any pious and devout affections. But it is observable how very plain the language of this psalm is, and how little there is in it of poetic flights or figures, in comparison with some other psalms; for the flourishes of wit are not the proper ornaments of prayer. Now here we may observe,
Psa 86:8-17
David is here going on in his prayer.