Parallel Verses

Amplified


The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

King James Version

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Holman Bible

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love.

International Standard Version

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, patient, and abundantly rich in gracious love.

A Conservative Version

LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

American Standard Version

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving-kindness.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah being compassionate and merciful, slow to anger and great of mercy.

King James 2000

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh [is] compassionate and gracious, {slow to anger} and abundant in loyal love.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and rich in mercy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD is full of compassion and mercy; longsuffering, and of great goodness.

NET Bible

The Lord is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

The Emphasized Bible

Compassionate and gracious, is Yahweh, - Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness.

Webster

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

World English Bible

Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

Youngs Literal Translation

Merciful and gracious is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 103:8

Images Psalm 103:8

Prayers for Psalm 103:8

Context Readings

The Forgiving God

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He made known His ways [of righteousness and justice] to Moses,
His acts to the children of Israel.
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The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
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He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.


Cross References

Psalm 86:15


But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.

Exodus 34:6-7

Then the Lord passed by in front of him, and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth (faithfulness);

Numbers 14:18

‘The Lord is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving wickedness and transgression; but He will by no means clear the guilty, visiting (avenging) the wickedness and guilt of the fathers on the children, to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].’

Nehemiah 9:17


“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;
And You did not abandon them.

Psalm 145:8


The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

Joel 2:13


Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? That is why I ran to Tarshish, because I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, and [when sinners turn to You] You revoke the [sentence of] disaster [against them].

Nahum 1:3


The Lord is slow to anger and great in power
And He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.
The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust beneath His feet.

Psalm 86:5


For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.

Psalm 130:7


O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.

Isaiah 55:7


Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 32:18

You who show lovingkindness to thousands, but repay the wickedness (sin, guilt) of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], O great and mighty God; the Lord of hosts is His name;

Romans 5:20-21

But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But where sin increased, [God’s remarkable, gracious gift of] grace [His unmerited favor] has surpassed it and increased all the more,

Ephesians 1:7-8

In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace

James 5:11

You know we call those blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] who were steadfast and endured [difficult circumstances]. You have heard of the patient endurance of Job and you have seen the Lord’s outcome [how He richly blessed Job]. The Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

Deuteronomy 5:10

but showing graciousness and lovingkindness to thousands [of generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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