Reference: Lovingkindness
Hastings
Two ideas are blended in this expressive word; it denotes kindness which springs from the loyalty of love. It is the frequent tr (30 times in the AV, 42 times in the RV) of the Heb. word chesedh, which G. A. Smith renders 'leal love' (Book of the Twelve Prophets, i. 243 n). The English Version most frequently tr chesedh 'mercy' and not seldom 'kindness.' The Amer. RV gives 'lovingkindness' uniformly when the reference is to God's love to man. The adoption of this helpful suggestion would bring out the connexion between 'lovingkindness' as a fundamental attribute of the Divine nature (Ex 34:6 f. etc.), its poetic personification (Ps 42:8; 57:3; 89:14), and the appeal to God to be true to Himself,
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And Yahweh passed over before him, and he proclaimed, "Yahweh, Yahweh, God, [who is] compassionate and gracious, {slow to anger}, and abounding with loyal love and faithfulness,
Turn, O Yahweh; deliver my life. Save me for the sake of your steadfast love.
By day Yahweh commands his loyal love, and in the night his song [is] with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
Rise up! [Be a] help for us, and redeem us for the sake of your loyal love.
He will send from heaven and save me; he will reproach [the] one who tramples me. Selah God will send his loyal love and his faithfulness.
Righteousness and justice [are] the foundation of your throne. Loyal love and faithfulness come before your face.
Not to us, O Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, because of your loyal love, because of your faithfulness.
Extend your ear, and come to me! Listen so that your soul may live, and I will {make} an everlasting covenant with you, the enduring proofs of {the mercies shown to} David.
The loyal love of Yahweh does not cease; his compassions do not come to an end.