Chesed and Emunah

The two great covenant-character words stand together in one text: "It is of the LORD's mercies (chesed) that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness (emunah)" (Lam 3:22–23, KJV). Chesed is the refrain of Psalm 136 — twenty-six times, "for his mercy endureth for ever" — rendered by the LXX's eleos and echoed in Luke 1's songs. Emunah is the firmness of Habakkuk 2:4, "the just shall live by his faith" — the line the New Testament quotes three times (Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11; Heb 10:38). Both workbenches are one click away: /word/h2617 and /word/h530. Sources: KJV (PD); atlas lens 10 row 9; atlas lens 05 row 12.