King James Version
Psalms 86:5 in the King James Version says “For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 86 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”
Psalms 86:5 · KJV
Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily. daily: or, all the day
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications.
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“art good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“in mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“unto all them that call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
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