Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For thou, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

New American Standard Bible

For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.

International Standard Version

Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.

American Standard Version

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.

Amplified


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.

Darby Translation

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.

Julia Smith Translation

For thou, O Jehovah, art good and forgiving, and great of mercy to all calling to thee.

King James 2000

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy unto all them that call upon you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

Modern King James verseion

For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive, and rich in mercy to all those who call on You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For thou, LORD, art good and gracious, and of great mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

NET Bible

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

New Heart English Bible

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

The Emphasized Bible

For, thou, O My Lord, art good and forgiving, And abundant in lovingkindness, to all who call upon thee.

Webster

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and abundant in mercy to all them that call upon thee.

World English Bible

For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.

Youngs Literal Translation

For Thou, Lord, art good and forgiving. And abundant in kindness to all calling Thee.

References

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Lament And Petition

4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 5 For thou, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee. 6 Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.


Cross References

Joel 2:13

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn to LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents of the evil.

Exodus 34:6

And LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, LORD, LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

Psalm 103:8

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

Nehemiah 9:17

and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou did among them, but stiffened their neck. And in their rebellion they appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But thou are a God ready to pardon, gracious a

Psalm 25:8

Good and upright is LORD. Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.

Psalm 130:4

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou may be feared.

Psalm 130:7

O Israel, hope in LORD, for with LORD there is loving kindness, and with him is plentiful redemption.

Psalm 145:8-9

LORD is gracious, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

Psalm 145:18

LORD is near to all those who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

Psalm 86:15

But thou, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Psalm 119:68

Thou are good, and do good. Teach me thy statutes.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked man forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. And let him return to LORD, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou know not.

Ezekiel 36:33

Thus says lord LORD: In the day that I cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will cause the cities to be inhabited, and the waste places shall be built.

Ezekiel 36:37

Thus says lord LORD: For this, moreover, I will be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them. I will increase them with men like a flock.

Daniel 9:9

To LORD our God belong mercies and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him,

Jonah 4:2

And he prayed to LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I hastened to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that thou are a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and abundan

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like to thee, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.

Luke 11:9-10

And I say to you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened.

John 4:10

Jesus answered and said to her, If thou had known the gift of God, and who it is who says to thee, Give me to drink, thou would have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.

Acts 2:21

And it will be, that every man, whoever may call on the name of Lord will be saved.

Romans 5:20-21

And the law entered so that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace was more abundant,

Romans 10:12-13

For there is no distinction of a Jew and also of a Greek, for the same Lord is of all men, being rich toward all those who call upon him.

Ephesians 1:6-8

for appreciation of the glory of his grace, by which he blessed us in him who is beloved.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy, through his great love that he loved us,

1 John 4:8-9

He who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Psalm 36:7

How precious is thy loving kindness, O God, and the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

Psalm 52:1

Why boast thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The loving kindness of God [is] continual.

Psalm 69:16

Answer me, O LORD, for thy loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou to me,

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