The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
- BSB The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- NKJV The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.
- NASB The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
- NLT The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
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Quick answer
God is good to all, and His tender mercies extend over everything He has made. His goodness reaches every creature in His care.
Overview
This celebrates God's common grace, His benevolent care poured out upon all creation, not only the covenant people. His compassion is as wide as His works. Such universal kindness reflects the Father who makes His sun rise on the evil and the good (Matthew 5:45).
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Cross-references · 10
- Nah 1:7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
- Ps 100:5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
- Matt 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
- Acts 17:25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- Ps 104:27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
- Ps 65:9–13Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
- Ps 36:6–7Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
- Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
- Ps 25:8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
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