Lord, God of Israel, you are good! And you still have let some of us live. Yes, we are guilty! And because of our guilt, not one of us should be allowed to stand in front of you.
Psalm 116:5 - Easy To Read Version The Lord is good and merciful.\par God is kind.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Gracious is the Lord, and [rigidly] righteous; yes, our God is merciful. American Standard Version (1901) Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful. Common English Bible The LORD is merciful and righteous; our God is compassionate. |
Lord, God of Israel, you are good! And you still have let some of us live. Yes, we are guilty! And because of our guilt, not one of us should be allowed to stand in front of you.
They refused to listen.\par They forgot the amazing things you did with them!\par They became stubborn.\par They decided to return to Egypt\par and became slaves again!\par
But you are so kind!\par You didn’t destroy them completely.\par You didn’t leave them.\par You are such a kind and merciful God!\par
But God, you were right\par about everything that happens to us.\par You were right.\par And we were wrong.\par
You saw he was true and loyal to you.\par And you made an agreement with him.\par You promised to give him the land of\par the Canaanites, Hittites, and Amorites,\par the Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites.\par But you promised to give that land to Abraham’s descendants. {\cf2\super [50]} \par And you kept your promise!\par Why? Because you are good!\par
The Lord is compassionate and merciful.\par God is patient and full of love.\par
To good people, God is like a light\par shining in the dark.\par God is good and kind and merciful.\par
Lord, we should not receive any honor.\par The honor belongs to you.\par The honor is yours because of your love\par and because we can trust you.\par
Everything the Lord does is good.\par Everything he does shows how good he is.\par
Master, you are a kind and merciful God.\par You are patient, loyal, and full of love.\par
Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par
Tell these people to come to me. Let them present their case and discuss these things.)
Lord, if I argue with you,\par you are always right!\par But I want to ask you about some things that don’t seem right.\par Why are wicked people successful?\par Why do people you can’t trust have such easy lives?\par
The Lord kept the terrible things ready for us—and he made those things happen to us. The Lord did this because he is fair in everything he does. But we still have not listened to him.
“Lord, you are good, and goodness belongs to you! But shame belongs to us today. Shame belongs to the people from Judah and Jerusalem. Shame belongs to all the people of Israel—to the people that are near, and to the people that are far away. Lord, you scattered those people among many nations. And the people of Israel in all those nations should be ashamed. They should be ashamed of all the bad things they did against you, Lord.
“But Lord, you are kind. You forgive people for the bad things they do. And we really turned against you.
But the grace (kindness) of our Lord was fully given to me. And with that grace came the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
But if we confess (admit) our sins, then God will forgive our sins. We can trust God to do this. God does what is right. God will make us clean from all the wrong things we have done.