But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering , and plenteous in mercy and truth.
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Gill's Exposition
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion,.... Or merciful (t), in the most affectionate and tender manner, as a parent to its child, or particularly as a mother to the son of her womb; and is…
Barnes' Notes
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion ... - See the notes at Psa 86:5. The words rendered “long-suffering” mean that there was and would be delay in his anger; that it was not soon excited;…
David is here going on in his prayer.
I. He gives glory to God; for we ought in our prayers to praise him, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory, to him, with the most humble and reverent adorations. 1.…
Cambridge Bible
Word for word from Exo 34:6. With his proud and merciless enemies he contrasts the revealed character of God, as the ground of the prayer which follows. Though he may have deserved punishment, God…
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