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Psalms 86:15

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

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But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

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

But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

86:16 O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

What does Psalms 86:15 mean?

Psalms 86:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֲדֹנָי (ʼĂdônây), אֵל (ʼêl), רַחוּם (rachûwm).

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But
thou,
O
Lord,אֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
art
a
Godאֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
full
of
compassion,רַחוּםrachûwm/rakh-oom'/H7349compassionate
and
gracious,חַנּוּןchannûwn/khan-noon'/H2587gracious
longsuffering,אָרֵךְʼârêk/aw-rake'/H750long
and
plenteousרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
in
mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
and
truth.אֶמֶתʼemeth/eh'-meth/H571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 86:15.

Exodus 34:6

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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.

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.

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. a God: Heb. a God of pardons

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. plentious: Heb. great in mercy

Psalms 145:8

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. of great: Heb. great in mercy

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

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What does Psalms 86:15 say?

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

Is Psalms 86:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 86:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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