24:49 ; 47:29 Jos 2:14 ( J ; RV gives these under 1 ); || צדקה Ho 10:1 2; צרקה וח׳

Pr 21:21 ; || משׁפט Mi 6: 8; ח׳ ומשׁפט Ho 12: 7; || חֹונֵן ψ 109:12 ; ח׳ ורחמים

Zc 7:9 Dn 1: 9.—(On Ho 6:4 , 6 v. 3 infr .) 3. (rarely) affection of Isr. to י׳ , love to God, piety: ח׳ נְעוּרַיִךְ Je 2:2 piety of thy youth ( || love of thine espousals to Yahweh); poss. also חַסְדְּכֶם כַּעֲנַן־בֹּקֶר Ho 6:4 your piety is like a morning cloud (fleeting), and חָפַצְתִּי וְלאֹ־זָ˜בַח כִּי חֶסֶד Ho 6:6 for piety I delight in and not in peace-offering ( || דעת אלהים , cf. 1 S 15:2 2);—so Wü Now Hi ( v 4) Che ; Ke Hi ( v 6) al. sub 2 (or 1 );— אַנְשֵׁי חֶסֶד men of piety Is 57:1 ( || צַדִּיק ); pl. pious acts 2 Ch 32:3 2; 35:26 Ne 13:1 4. 4. lovely appearance: כָּל־חַסְדֹּו כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה Is 40:6 all its loveliness as the flower of the field (so Thes Hi De Che Di al. ; but δόξα Ö 1 Pet 1:24 & gloria

É favour an original reading הֹודֹו Lo or כְּבֹדֹו E w, see Br ^{MP 375}; Du הֲדָרֹו ). II. of God: kindness, lovingkindness in condescending to the needs of his creatures. He is חַסְדָּם their goodness, favour Jon 2: 9; חַסְדִּי ψ 144:2 ;

אֱלֹהֵי חַסְדִּי God of my kindness ψ 59:18 ; in v 11 read אֱלֹהַי חַסְדֹּו my God with his kindness ã É Ew Hup De Pe Che Ba e; his is the kindness ψ 62:13 ; it is with him ψ 130:7 ; he delights in it Mi 7:18 . 1. specif. lovingkindness:

a. in redemption from enemies and troubles Gn 19:1 9; 39:21 ( J ), Ex 15:13 (song), Je 31:3 Ezr 7:2 8; 9:9 ψ 21:8 ; 31:17 , 22 ; 32:10 ; 33:22 ; 36:8 , 11 ; 42:9 ; 44:27 ;

48:10 ; 59:17 ; 66:20 ; 85:8 ; 90:14 ; 94:18 ; 107:8 , 15 , 21 , 31 ; 143:8 , 12 Jb 37:13 Ru 1:8 ; 2:20 ; men should trust in it ψ 13:6 ; 52:10 ; rejoice in it ψ 31:8 ; hope in it ψ 33:18 ; 147:11 . b. in preservation of life from death ψ 6:5 ; 86:13 Jb 10:1 2. c. in quickening of spiritual life ψ 109:26 ; 119:41 , 76 , 88 , 124 , 149 , 159 . d. in redemption from sin ψ 25:7 ; 51:3 . e. in keeping the covenants , with Abraham Mi

7:20 ; with Moses and Israel שׁמר הַבְּרִית וְ(הַ)חֶסֶד keepeth the covenant and the lovingkindness Dt 7: 9, 12 1 K 8:23 = 2 Ch 6:1 4, Ne 1:5 ; 9:32 Dn 9:4 ; with David and his dynasty 2 S 7:15 = 1 Ch 17:1 3, 2 S 22:51 = ψ 18:51 , 1 K

3:6 ^(×2) = 2 Ch 1: 8, ψ 89:29 , 34 ; with wife Zion Is 54:10 . 2. חֶסֶד is grouped with other divine attributes: חסד ואמת kindness ( lovingkindness ) and fidelity Gn 24:27 ( J ), ψ 25:10 ; 40:11 , 12 ; 57:4 ; 61:8 ; 85:11 ; 89:15 ; 115:1 ; 138:2 ; עשׂה ח׳ ואמת עם 2 S 2: 6; 15:20 ( Ö , v. D r) c. אֶת־ Gn 24:4 9; רַב ח׳ ואמת Ex 34:6

Wü A. Wünsche . Now W. Nowack. Lo R. Lowth.

Br circa., Messianic Prophecy. Du B. Duhm.

Hup H. Hupfeld. Pe J. J. S. Perowne. Dr S. R. Driver.