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5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
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The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)In this part of the psalm we have, I. A general account of David’s experience, and his pious resolutions ( Ps. 116:1 , 2 ), which are as the contents of the whole psalm, and give an idea of it. 1. He had experienced God’s goodness to him in answer to prayer: He has heard my voice and my supplications . David, in straits, had humbly and earnestly begged mercy of God, and God had heard him, that is,…
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