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 Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth,
Turn back, O Jehovah, draw out my soul, Save me for Thy kindness' sake.
By day Jehovah commandeth His kindness, And by night a song is with me, A prayer to the God of my life.
Arise, a help to us, And ransom us for thy kindness' sake.
He sendeth from the heaven, and saveth me, He reproached -- who is panting after me. Selah. God sendeth forth His kindness and His truth.
Righteousness and judgment Are the fixed place of Thy throne, Kindness and truth go before Thy face.
Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, But to Thy name give honour, For Thy kindness, for Thy truth.
Incline your ear, and come unto me, Hear, and your soul doth live, And I make for you a covenant age-during, The kind acts of David -- that are stedfast.
The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.