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slow to anger, and of great mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/145.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD <i>is</i> gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/145.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate; Slow to anger and great in mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/145.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh is gracious and compassionate; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/145.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/145.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/145.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/145.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/145.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are merciful, LORD! You are kind and patient and always loving. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/145.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/145.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is merciful, compassionate, patient, and always ready to forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/145.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/145.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Gracious and merciful is the LORD, slow to become angry, and overflowing with gracious love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/145.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/145.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/145.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/145.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/145.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/145.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH [is] gracious and merciful, "" Slow to anger, and great in kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/145.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Gracious and merciful is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/145.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah is compassionate and merciful; slow to anger, and great of mercy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/145.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/145.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 144:8>The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/145.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/145.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/145.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/145.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH is merciful and cherishing; he is patient and his grace is abundant.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/145.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; Slow to anger, and of great mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/145.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long suffering, and abundant in mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/145-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17931" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">I Will Exalt You, My God and King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2587.htm" title="2587: ḥan·nūn (Adj-ms) -- Gracious. From chanan; gracious.">is gracious</a> <a href="/hebrew/7349.htm" title="7349: wə·ra·ḥūm (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Compassionate. From racham; compassionate.">and compassionate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/750.htm" title="750: ’e·reḵ (Adj-msc) -- Long. From 'arak; long.">slow</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pa·yim (N-md) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">to anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: ū·ḡə·ḏāl- (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and abounding</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥā·seḏ (N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">in loving devotion.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-18.htm">Numbers 14:18</a></span><br />‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/4-2.htm">Jonah 4:2</a></span><br />So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Psalm 86:15</a></span><br />But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/111-4.htm">Psalm 111:4</a></span><br />He has caused His wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/116-5.htm">Psalm 116:5</a></span><br />The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">Psalm 130:7</a></span><br />O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-1.htm">Psalm 136:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a></span><br />Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.</p><p class="hdg">Lord is Gracious</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-5.htm">Psalm 86:5,15</a></b></br> For thou, Lord, <i>art</i> good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></b></br> For the LORD <i>is</i> good; his mercy <i>is</i> everlasting; and his truth <i>endureth</i> to all generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.</p><p class="hdg">of great mercy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Abounding</a> <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/135-14.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/116-5.htm">Compassionate</a> <a href="/psalms/145-7.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/psalms/135-3.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/psalms/145-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/144-2.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/144-2.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/143-8.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/119-132.htm">Merciful</a> <a href="/psalms/145-7.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/112-4.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/144-4.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/psalms/92-10.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Slow</a> <a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Steadfast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-24.htm">Abounding</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-16.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Compassionate</a> <a href="/psalms/145-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-9.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/psalms/145-13.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/psalms/145-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/145-13.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Loving-Kindness</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-17.htm">Merciful</a> <a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-21.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-4.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-4.htm">Slow</a> <a href="/psalms/147-11.htm">Steadfast</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 145</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">David praises God for his fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">For his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-11.htm">For his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">For his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew words used here, "chanun" (gracious) and "rachum" (compassionate), are often associated with God's covenantal love for Israel. This description of God is consistent throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a>, where God reveals His nature to Moses. The grace and compassion of God are foundational to His interactions with humanity, seen in His patience and mercy despite Israel's repeated disobedience. This reflects the New Testament portrayal of Jesus, who embodies grace and compassion in His ministry, healing the sick and forgiving sins.<p><b>slow to anger</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's patience and long-suffering nature. The Hebrew term "erek apayim" literally means "long of nostrils," a metaphor for being slow to wrath. This characteristic of God is crucial in understanding His dealings with humanity, as seen in the history of Israel, where God repeatedly withholds judgment to allow for repentance. This patience is echoed in the New Testament, where <a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a> states that God is patient, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance. It underscores the opportunity for salvation and transformation through Christ, who bore the wrath of God on behalf of sinners.<p><b>and abounding in loving devotion</b><br>The phrase "abounding in loving devotion" uses the Hebrew word "chesed," which is often translated as steadfast love, mercy, or lovingkindness. This term is central to the covenant relationship between God and His people, signifying loyalty and faithfulness. God's "chesed" is not just an emotional response but a committed action towards His people, ensuring their well-being and redemption. This steadfast love is a theme throughout the Psalms and is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, whose sacrificial love on the cross is the ultimate expression of God's "chesed." The abundance of this loving devotion assures believers of God's unwavering commitment to them, providing hope and security in His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">Psalm 145</a>, King David, is known for his deep relationship with God and his ability to express profound truths about God's character through his psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, Yahweh is depicted as gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in loving devotion, highlighting His divine attributes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom these attributes of God were particularly significant, as they experienced God's grace and compassion throughout their history.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_nature.htm">Understanding God's Nature</a></b><br>Recognize that God's grace and compassion are foundational to His character. This understanding should shape our view of God as loving and patient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_god's_attributes.htm">Reflecting God's Attributes</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to emulate God's graciousness and compassion in our interactions with others, being slow to anger and rich in love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/patience_in_trials.htm">Patience in Trials</a></b><br>Trust in God's timing and His patient nature, especially during difficult times. His slowness to anger assures us of His enduring patience with our shortcomings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/abounding_in_love.htm">Abounding in Love</a></b><br>God's loving devotion is abundant and never-ending. We should strive to love others with the same depth and commitment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_forgiveness.htm">Repentance and Forgiveness</a></b><br>God's grace invites us to repentance, knowing that He is always ready to forgive and restore us to Himself.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_145.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 145</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_make_god_happy.htm">How can I make God happy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_inherently_cruel.htm">Is God inherently cruel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/define_cataphatic_theology..htm">What is the definition of cataphatic theology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god's_mercy_universal.htm">Is God merciful to all? (Psalm 145:9 vs. Isaiah 13:9)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/145.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Comp. <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm" title="But you, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.">Psalm 86:15</a>; <a href="/psalms/103-8.htm" title="The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.">Psalm 103:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/111-4.htm" title="He has made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.">Psalm 111:4</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/145.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy</span>. Professor Cheyne compares the epithets in a Babylonian hymn to the sun-god; but a closer parallel is to be found in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6, 7</a>, "The Lord God is merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, and transgression, and sin" (see also <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Psalm 86:15</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/145-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is gracious</span><br /><span class="heb">חַנּ֣וּן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥan·nūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2587.htm">Strong's 2587: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gracious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and compassionate,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרַח֣וּם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ra·ḥūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7349.htm">Strong's 7349: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassionate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">slow</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_750.htm">Strong's 750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Long</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝פַּ֗יִם</span> <span class="translit">(’ap·pa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - md<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and abounding</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְדָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḏāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in loving devotion.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽסֶד׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·seḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/145-8.htm">Psalm 145:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 145:8 Yahweh is gracious merciful slow to anger (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/145-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 145:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/145-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 145:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>