Psalms 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The psalmist's invocation of the classical covenant formula — 'but you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness' — quotes Exodus 34:6 nearly verbatim, grounding the personal prayer within the foundational self-revelation of God at Sinai. The use of this formula in personal lament (Psalm 86 is attributed to David in distress) demonstrates how the community's received theology of divine character becomes the resource for individual petition. The five attributes — merciful (rachum), gracious (channun), slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love (chesed), and faithful (emet) — form the most complete Old Testament characterization of God's covenantal nature. The verse's use of Exodus 34 shows how the Psalter functions as the liturgical mediation of theological tradition, making Sinai accessible to every worshiper in every distress.
תרגומים נוספים
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But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
הפניות צולבות
And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in …
The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all …
The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting …
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and …
Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have …
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.
But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.