Chesed
Hebrew: דחֶסֶד (Chesed)
Translation: goodness, kindness; from God = mercy
Key Scriptures
(hover for pop-up):
Genesis 39:21
But the LORD was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him
favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
;
1 Samuel 20:14
“And you shall not only show me the kindness of the LORD while I
still live, that I may not die.
;
Psalm 106:45
And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented
according to the multitude of His mercies.
;
Nehemiah 13:14
Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and do not wipe out my good
deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for its
services!
;
Isaiah 63:7
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD And the praises of
the LORD, According to all that the LORD has bestowed on us, And the
great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has bestowed on
them according to His mercies, According to the multitude of His
lovingkindnesses.
;
Lamentations 3:32
Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the
multitude of His mercies.
Greek Septuagint (LXX): ἔλεος (Eleos)
Latin Vulgate: Misericordia
— — —