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Psalms 116:5

116:4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

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Yahweh is Gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

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

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

116:6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

What does Psalms 116:5 mean?

Psalms 116:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חַנּוּן (channûwn), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq).

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Graciousחַנּוּןchannûwn/khan-noon'/H2587gracious
is
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
and
righteous;צַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just
yea,
our
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
is
merciful.רָחַםrâcham/raw-kham'/H7355to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 116:5.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:21

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:4

These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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What does Psalms 116:5 say?

Psalms 116:5 (King James Version) reads: "Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful."

Is Psalms 116:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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