- and praise:
- "Thy mercy,ª O LORD,ª [is] in the heavens;ª [and] thy faithfulnessª [reacheth] unto¹ the clouds.ª ... Thy righteousnessª [is] like the greatª mountains;ª thy judgmentsª [are] a greatª deep:ª O LORD,ª thou preservestª° manª and beast.ª" {Psa 36:5-6} + "Mercyª and truthª are met together;ª° righteousnessª and peaceª have kissedª° [each other]." {Psa 85:10} + "But thou,¹ O Lord,ª [art] a Godª full of compassion,ª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and plenteousª in mercyª and truth.ª" {Psa 86:15} + "[[Maschilª° of Ethanª the Ezrahite.]]ª I will singª° of the merciesª of the LORDª for ever:ª with my mouthª will I make knownª° thy faithfulnessª to all² generations.ª ... For¹ I have said,ª° Mercyª shall be built upª° for ever:ª thy faithfulnessª shalt thou establishª° in the very heavens.ª" {Psa 89:1-2} + "Enterª° into his gatesª with thanksgiving,ª [and] into his courtsª with praise:ª be thankfulª° unto him, [and] blessª° his name.ª ... For¹ the LORDª [is] good;ª his mercyª [is] everlasting;ª and his truthª [endureth] to¹ all² generations.ª" {Psa 100:4-5} + "Not¹ unto us, O LORD,ª not¹ unto us, but¹ unto thy nameª giveª° glory,ª for¹ thy mercy,ª [and] for¹ thy truth'sª sake." {Psa 115:1} + "I will mentionª° the lovingkindnessesª of the LORD,ª [and] the praisesª of the LORD,ª according¹ to all¹ that¹ the LORDª hath bestowedª° on us, and the greatª goodnessª toward the houseª of Israel,ª which¹ he hath bestowedª° on them according to his mercies,ª and according to the multitudeª of his lovingkindnesses.ª" {Isa 63:7} + "Who¹ [is] a Godª like unto thee,¹ that pardonethª° iniquity,ª and passeth byª°¹ the transgressionª of the remnantª of his heritage?ª he retainethª° not¹ his angerª for ever,ª because¹ he¹ delightethª° [in] mercy.ª ... Thou wilt performª° the truthª to Jacob,ª [and] the mercyª to Abraham,ª which¹ thou hast swornª° unto our fathersª from the daysª¹ of old.ª" {Mic 7:18-20} + "Blessedª [be] the Lordª Godª of Israel;ª forª he hath visitedª° andª redeemedª¹ his²¹ people,ª²° ... To performª° the mercyª [promised] toª ourª fathers,ª andª to rememberª° his²¹ holyª covenant;ª" {Lke 1:68-72} + "Forª the¹ lawª was givenª° byª Moses,ª [but] graceª andª truthª cameª° byª Jesusª Christ.ª" {Jhn 1:17} + "Nowª I sayª° that Jesusª Christª wasª° a ministerª of the circumcisionª forª the truthª of God,ª to² confirmª° the¹ promisesª [made] unto the¹ fathers:ª ... Andª that the¹ Gentilesª might glorifyª° Godª forª [his] mercy;ª asª it is written,ª° For²° this² causeª¹ I will confessª° to theeª amongª the Gentiles,ª andª singª° unto thyª name.ª" {Rom 15:8-9}
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