- To the Lord:
- From God's goodness flow His mercies; and from His mercies, forgiveness. "O Lord,ª righteousnessª [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusionª of faces,ª as at this¹ day;ª to the menª of Judah,ª and to the inhabitantsª° of Jerusalem,ª and unto all¹ Israel,ª [that are] near,ª and [that are] far off,ª through all¹ the countriesª whither¹¹ thou hast drivenª° them, because of their trespassª that¹ they have trespassedª° against thee." {Dan 9:7} + "And the LORDª passed byª° before¹¹ him,² and proclaimed,ª° The LORD,ª The LORDª God,ª mercifulª and gracious,ª longsuffering,ªª and abundantª in goodnessª and truth,ª ... Keepingª° mercyª for thousands,ª forgivingª° iniquityª and transgressionª and sin,ª and that will by no means²° clearª°¹ [the guilty]; visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the children,ª and upon¹ the children'sª children,¹ unto¹ the thirdª and to¹ the fourthª [generation]." {Exd 34:6-7} + "The LORDª [is] longsuffering,ªª and of greatª mercy,ª forgivingª° iniquityª and transgression,ª and by no means²° clearingª°¹ [the guilty], visitingª° the iniquityª of the fathersª upon¹ the childrenª unto¹ the thirdª and fourthª [generation]. ... Pardon,ª° I beseech thee,¹ the iniquityª of this¹ peopleª according unto the greatnessª of thy mercy,ª and as¹ thou hast forgivenª° this¹ people,ª from Egyptª¹ even until¹ now.ª" {Num 14:18-19} + "And refusedª° to obey,ª° neither¹ were mindfulª° of thy wondersª° that¹ thou didstª° among¹ them; but hardenedª°¹ their necks,ª and in their rebellionª appointedª° a captainª to returnª° to their bondage:ª but thou¹ [art] a Godª ready to pardon,ª graciousª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and forsookestª° them not.¹" {Neh 9:17} + "Nevertheless for thy greatª mercies'ª sake thou didst²° not¹ utterly consumeª¹ them, nor¹ forsakeª° them; for¹ thou¹ [art] a graciousª and mercifulª God.ª" {Neh 9:31} + "Also unto thee, O Lord,ª [belongeth] mercy:ª for¹ thou¹ renderestª° to every manª according to his work.ª" {Psa 62:12} + "For¹ thou,¹ Lord,ª [art] good,ª and ready to forgive;ª and plenteousª in mercyª unto all¹ them that call²° upon¹ thee." {Psa 86:5} + "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} + "But¹ [there is] forgivenessª with¹ thee, that¹ thou mayest be feared.ª°" {Psa 130:4} + "Let Israelª hopeª° in¹ the LORD:ª for¹ with¹ the LORDª [there is] mercy,ª and with¹ him [is] plenteousª° redemption.ª" {Psa 130:7} + "The LORDª [is] gracious,ª and full of compassion;ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª mercy.ª ... The LORDª [is] goodª to all:¹ and his tender merciesª [are] over¹ all¹ his works.ª" {Psa 145:8-9} + "Let the wickedª forsakeª° his way,ª and the unrighteousª manª his thoughts:ª and let him returnª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and he will have mercyª° upon him; and to¹ our God,ª for¹ he will abundantlyª° pardon.ª°" {Isa 55:7} + "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} + "[It is of] the LORD'Sª merciesª that¹ we are not¹ consumed,ª° because¹ his compassionsª failª° not.¹ ... [They are] newª every morning:ª greatª [is] thy faithfulness.ª" {Lam 3:22-23} + "And he prayedª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and said,ª° I pray² thee,¹ O LORD,ª [was] not¹ this¹ my saying,ª when I was¹ yet¹ in¹ my country?ª Therefore¹¹ I fledª° beforeª° unto Tarshish:ª for¹ I knewª° that¹ thou¹ [art] a graciousª God,ª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and repentestª° thee of¹ the evil.ª" {Jna 4:2} + "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 ... He will turn again,ª° he will have compassionª° upon us; he will subdueª° our iniquities;ª and thou wilt castª° all¹ their sinsª into the depthsª of the sea.ª" {Mic 7:18-19} + "Toª the praiseª of the gloryª of his²¹ grace,ª whereinªª he hath made²° us² acceptedª°¹ inª the¹ beloved.ª° ... Whereinª he hath aboundedª° towardª usª inª allª wisdomª andª prudence;ª" {Eph 1:6-8} + "Butª God,ª who isª° richª inª mercy,ª forª his²¹ greatª loveª wherewithª he lovedª° us,ª ... Thatª inª the¹ agesª to comeª° he might shewª° the¹ exceedingª° richesª of his²¹ graceª inª [his] kindnessª towardª usª throughª Christª Jesus.ª" {Eph 2:4-7}
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