His unfailing love...
“The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.”
Psalm 145:8 NKJV
“The LORD is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.”
Psalm 145:8 NLT
I love to read various Bible translations. Like the many of facets of a diamond, each version bringing nuances and fresh revelation of God’s Word. In this moment, I am captivated by the wording used by the New Living Translation (NLT) which uses the phrase unfailing love for the word mercy that most other Bible translations use. Both renderings of the Hebrew word hesed or chesed used are accurate:
Hesed (Hebrew): Mercy, kindness, lovingkindness, unfailing love; tenderness, faithfulness.
Bottom line: when we fail…God’s love towards us doesn’t