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5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call{H8802)} upon thee.

Psalms 86:5

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. …

  • 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.

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

  • 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 merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 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 fl…

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