חֵסֵד chêçêd

Hebrew · Strong's H2617 · pronounced kheh'-sed · used 247 times in 241 verses

Meaning

kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

In the King James Version: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.

Derivation: from H2616 (חָסַד);

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Where it is used

2 Chronicles 35:26 As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
Ezra 3:11 And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD had been laid.
Ezra 7:28 and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God was upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.
Ezra 9:9 Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.
Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
Nehemiah 9:17 They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.
Nehemiah 9:32 So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
Nehemiah 13:14 Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.
Nehemiah 13:22 Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and show me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.
Esther 2:9 And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
Esther 2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
Job 6:14 A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Job 10:12 You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.
Job 37:13 Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.
Psalms 5:7 But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
Psalms 6:4 Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 13:5 But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
Psalms 17:7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Psalms 18:50 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Psalms 21:7 For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
Psalms 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Psalms 25:6 Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
Psalms 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
Psalms 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
Psalms 26:3 For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
Psalms 31:7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
Psalms 31:16 Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Psalms 31:21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Psalms 32:10 Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
Psalms 33:5 The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
Psalms 33:18 Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Psalms 33:22 May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.
Psalms 36:5 Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Psalms 36:7 How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
Psalms 36:10 Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalms 40:10 I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
Psalms 40:11 O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
Psalms 42:8 The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
Psalms 44:26 Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 48:9 Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.
Psalms 51:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 52:1 For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
Psalms 52:8 But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.
Psalms 57:3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.
Psalms 57:10 For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Psalms 59:10 My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
Psalms 59:16 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Psalms 59:17 To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
Psalms 61:7 May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
Psalms 62:12 and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
Psalms 63:3 Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Psalms 66:20 Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
Psalms 69:13 But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Psalms 77:8 Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time?
Psalms 85:7 Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.
Psalms 85:10 Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
Psalms 86:5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
Psalms 86:13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Psalms 86:15 But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.