Tehillim 116:5

5 Channun (gracious) is Hashem, and tzaddik; yes, Eloheinu is merciful.

Tehillim 116:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 116:5

Gracious is the Lord
So the psalmist found him, calling upon him; so he is in Christ, the author and giver of all grace, to help in time of need.

And righteous;
faithful to his promises, just in every dispensation of his providence, even in afflictive ones; righteous in punishing the enemies of his people, and in saving, justifying, and pardoning them for Christ's sake.

Yea, our God is merciful;
compassionate, tenderhearted, a heart full of pity, as a father to his child; and sympathizes with his people under all their afflictions, and saves them out of them; see ( Psalms 86:5 Psalms 86:15 ) .

Tehillim 116:5 In-Context

3 Chevlei mavet (pangs of death) encompassed me, and the metzarei She’ol (confines, straitnesses of She’ol) have caught up with me and found me; tzoros and yagon (sorrow) I found.

4 Then called I b’Shem Hashem: O Hashem, save my nefesh!

5 Channun (gracious) is Hashem, and tzaddik; yes, Eloheinu is merciful.

6 Hashem is shomer over the petayim (simple-hearted, helpless); I was in need and li yehoshia (me He saved).

7 Return, my nefesh, to thy menuchah (rest, resting place); for Hashem hath dealt bountifully with thee.