Friday, August 16, 2024

Psalm 103:8

 Psalm 103:8

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


a. NASB 2020:  The LORD is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.  [NASB20] New American Standard Bible. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation; All Rights Reserved]


b. YLT: Merciful and gracious is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]


c. Classic Amplified: The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy and loving-kindness. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]


d. Tehillim/Psalms: Merciful and Compassionate is HASHEM, Slow to Anger and Abundantly Kind. [THE ARTSCROLL TANACH SERIES TEHILLIM / PSALMS PERSONAL SIZE EDITION VOL.1, VOL. II, VOL. III, VOL. IV, VOL. V. Ⓒ Copyright 1977, 1985, 1996 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ltd.]


e. ESV:  The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. [Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001, 2007, 2011, 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.]


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


a. [The] LORD [Strong: 3068 Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord.]


b. [is] merciful [Strong: 7349 rachûwm, rakh-oom'; from H7355; compassionate:—full of compassion, merciful.]


c. [and] gracious [Strong: 2587 channûwn, khan-noon'; from H2603; gracious:—gracious.]


d. slow [Strong: 750 ʼârêk, aw-rake'; from H748; long:—long(-suffering, -winged), patient, slow (to anger).]


e. [to] anger [Strong: 639 ʼaph, af; from H599; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire:—anger(-gry), before, countenance, face, forebearing, forehead, (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, × worthy, wrath.]


f. [and] plenteous [Strong: 7227 rab, rab; by contracted from H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):—(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).]


g. [in] mercy [Strong: 2617 cheçed, kheh'-sed; from H2616; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subjectively) beauty:—favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.]


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