Psalm 86:15
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
רָחַם
râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
חָנַן
chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
אַף
ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
חֵסֵד
chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
אֶמֶת
ʼemeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
Key Terms in This Verse
אַף ʼaph
properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
Study H639 →חָנַן chânan
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
Study H2603 →רָחַם râcham
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
Study H7355 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
full (literally or figuratively) or filling (literally); also (concretely) fulness; adverbially, fully
Study H4392 →חֵסֵד chêçêd
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
Study H2617 →אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
gods 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 supe...
Study H430 →Cross References
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
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...
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.
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
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 four...
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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