37:26 All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, 1
and his children 2 are blessed.
77:9 Has God forgotten to be merciful?
Has his anger stifled his compassion?”
103:4 who delivers 3 your life from the Pit, 4
who crowns you with his loyal love and compassion,
109:12 May no one show him kindness! 5
May no one have compassion 6 on his fatherless children!
119:77 May I experience your compassion, 7 so I might live!
For I find delight in your law.
119:156 Your compassion is great, O Lord.
Revive me, as you typically do! 8
135:14 For the Lord vindicates 9 his people,
and has compassion on his servants. 10
145:9 The Lord is good to all,
and has compassion on all he has made. 11
1 tn The active participles describe characteristic behavior.
2 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
3 tn Or “redeems.”
4 tn The Hebrew term שַׁחַת (shakhat, “pit”) is often used as a title for Sheol (see Pss 16:10; 30:9; 49:9; 55:24.
5 tn Heb “may there not be for him one who extends loyal love.”
6 tn Perhaps this refers to being generous (see Ps 37:21).
7 tn Heb “and may your compassion come to me.”
8 tn Heb “according to your customs.”
9 tn Heb “judges,” but here the idea is that the
10 sn Verse 14 echoes Deut 32:36, where Moses affirms that God mercifully relents from fully judging his wayward people.
11 tn Heb “and his compassion is over all his works.”