Psalms 145:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy - (Psalms 103:8.) But the Hebrew here for "great" is different from that in Psalms 103:8 х rab (H7227), plenteous; margin, 'great of mercy;' and is the same as the Hebrew in Psalms 145:3 gaadowl (H1419)], which refers to God's own inherent greatness. Thus, it is implied that the greatness of God's love is commensurate with His own infinite greatness.

Psalms 145:8

8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of greatc mercy.