Psalms 86:15

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Lord	אֲ֭דֹנָי 'A.do.nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
God	אֵל 'el-	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
compassion	רַח֣וּם ra.Chum	H7349	compassionate · adjective, masculine singular absolute
gracious	וְחַנּ֑וּן ve.cha.Nun	H2587	gracious · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute
longsuffering	אֶ֥רֶךְ 'E.rekh	H750	long · adjective, masculine singular construct
plenteous	וְרַב ve.rav-	H7227	abundant (in quantity · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct
mercy	חֶ֥סֶד Che.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute
truth	וֶאֱמֶֽת ve.'e.Met	H571	stability · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Ephesians 2:4-7 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Psalms 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalms 130:7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 145:8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
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 appoin…
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 ki…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 86:8–end

David is here going on in his prayer. I. He gives glory to God; for we ought in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory, to him, with the most humble and reverent adorations. 1. As a being of unparalleled perfection, such a one that there is none like him nor any to be compared with him, Psa 86:8. Among the gods, the false gods, whom the heathens worshipped, the angels, the kings of the earth, among them all, there is none like unto thee, O Lord! none so wise, so mighty, so good; neither are there any works like unto thy works, which is an undeniable proof that there is none like him; his own works praise him, and the best way we have of praising him is by acknowledgin…

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John Gill on Psalms 86:15

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion,.... Or merciful (t), in the most affectionate and tender manner, as a parent to its child, or particularly as a mother to the son of her womb; and is rich and plenteous in his mercy, and freely bestows it; and this was the support of the psalmist under his troubles from his enemies, that though they were cruel the Lord was merciful: and gracious; so he has been in eternity, as appears by his election of grace, by the covenant of his grace, and the provisions of it in his Son; and so he is in time, as is manifest from his kindness in Christ Jesus, from his justification, pardon, adoption, effectual calling and salvation of his people, which are…

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John Calvin on Psalms 86:12–end

Psalm 86:12-17 12. I will praise thee, O Lord my God! With all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for ever. 13. For thy mercy has been great towards me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lower grave. [488] 14. O God! the proud have risen up against me, and a company of mighty men have sought after my soul; and they have not set thee before them. 15. And thou, O Lord! art God, merciful, ready to forgive, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth. 16. Look to me, and have pity upon me: give thy strength to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid. 17. Make with me a sign for good: and my adversaries will see it [489] and be ashamed; for thou, O Jehovah! hast succoured and…

The Church Fathers

"And Thou, Lord God, art One who hast compassion and merciful, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and true" (ver. 15). Wherefore longsuffering and very pitiful, and One who hast compassion? Because hanging on the Cross He said: "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." Whom prayeth He to? for whom doth He pray? Who prayeth? Where prayeth He? The Son prays to the Father, crucified for the ungodly, in the midst of very insults, not of words but of death inflicted, hanging on the Cross; as if for this He had His hands stretched out, that thus He might pray for them, that His "prayer might be directed like incense in the sight of the Father, and the lifting up of His hands like an evening sacrifice."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 86

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Dictionary and topics

Mercy — Compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and…
Long-Suffering Of God, The · Is part of his character — Is part of his character
Mercy Of God, The · Described as: Plenteous — Described as: Plenteous
Truth Of God, The · Described as: Plenteous — Described as: Plenteous

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 86:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 86:8–end

John Gill on Psalms 86:15

John Calvin on Psalms 86:12–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 86:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 86:8–end

John Gill on Psalms 86:15

John Calvin on Psalms 86:12–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 86:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 86:15

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 86:15