- the Lord is:
- "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" {Exd 34:6} + "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]." {Num 14:18} + "And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Gad,ª I am in a great² strait:ª°¹ let me fallª° now¹ into the handª of the LORD;ª for¹ veryª greatª [are] his mercies:ª but let me not¹ fallª° into the handª of man.ª" {1Ch 21:13} + "For¹ if ye turn againª° unto¹ the LORD,ª your brethrenª and your childrenª [shall find] compassionª beforeª them that lead them captive,ª° so that they shall come againª° into this¹ land:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª [is] graciousª and merciful,ª and will not¹ turn awayª° [his] faceª from¹ you, if¹ ye returnª° unto¹ him." {2Ch 30:9} + "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} + "Remember,ª° O LORD,ª thy tender merciesª and thy lovingkindnesses;ª for¹ they¹ [have been] ever of old.ª¹ ... Rememberª° not¹ the sinsª of my youth,ª nor my transgressions:ª according to thy mercyª rememberª° thou¹ me for thy goodness'² sake,¹¹ O LORD.ª" {Psa 25:6-7} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° A Psalmª of David,ª when Nathanª the prophetª cameª° unto¹ him, after¹ he had gone inª° to¹ Bathsheba.]]ª Have mercyª° upon me, O God,ª according to thy lovingkindness:ª according unto the multitudeª of thy tender merciesª blot outª° my transgressions.ª" {Psa 51:1} + "But he,¹ [being] full of compassion,ª forgaveª° [their] iniquity,ª and destroyedª° [them] not:¹ yea, many¹ a time²° turned²° he his anger² away,ª°¹ and did not¹ stir upª° all¹ his wrath.ª" {Psa 78:38} + "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} + "The LORDª [is] mercifulª and gracious,ª slowª to anger,ª and plenteousª in mercy.ª" {Psa 103:8} + "Like as a fatherª pitiethª°¹ [his] children,ª [so] the LORDª pitiethª°¹ them that fearª him." {Psa 103:13} + "Graciousª [is] the LORD,ª and righteous;ª yea, our Godª [is] merciful.ª°" {Psa 116:5} + "Lookª° thou upon¹ me, and be mercifulª° unto me, as thou usest² to do¹ unto those that loveª° thy name.ª" {Psa 119:132} + "O give thanksª° unto the LORD;ª for¹ [he is] good:ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever.ª ... O give thanksª° unto the Godª of heaven:ª for¹ his mercyª [endureth] for ever.ª" {Psa 136:1-26} + "The LORDª [is] gracious,ª and full of compassion;ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª mercy.ª" {Psa 145:8} + "Seekª° ye the LORDª while he may be found,ª° callª° ye upon him while he is¹ near:ª ... 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 55:6-7} + "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} + "In all¹ their afflictionª he was afflicted,ª and the angelª of his presenceª savedª° them: in his loveª and in his pityª he¹ redeemedª° them; and he bareª° them, and carriedª° them all¹ the daysª of old.ª" {Isa 63:9} + "[It is of] the LORD'Sª merciesª that¹ we are not¹ consumed,ª° because¹ his compassionsª failª° not.¹" {Lam 3:22} + "To the Lordª our Godª [belong] merciesª and forgivenesses,ª though¹ we have rebelledª° against him;" {Dan 9:9} + "O my God,ª inclineª° thine ear,ª and hear;ª° openª° thine eyes,ª and beholdª° our desolations,ª° and the cityª which¹ is calledª° by¹ thy name:ª for¹ we¹ do not¹ presentª° our supplicationsª beforeª thee for¹ our righteousnesses,ª but¹ for¹ thy greatª mercies.ª ... O Lord,ª hear;ª° O Lord,ª forgive;ª° O Lord,ª hearkenª° and do;ª° deferª° not,ª for thine own sake,¹ O my God:ª for¹ thy cityª and thy peopleª are calledª° by thy name.ª" {Dan 9:18-19} + "And rendª° your heart,ª and not¹ your garments,ª and turnª° unto¹ the LORDª your God:ª for¹ he¹ [is] graciousª and merciful,ª slowª to anger,ª and of greatª kindness,ª and repentethª° him of¹ the evil.ª" {Jol 2:13} + "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" {Mic 7:18} + "Andª hisª mercyª [is] on them that fearª° himª fromª generationª to generation.ª" {Lke 1:50} + "Be¹ ye²° thereforeª merciful,ª asª yourª Fatherª alsoª isª° merciful.ª" {Lke 6:36} + "Orª despisest¹ thou²° the¹ richesª of his²¹ goodnessª andª forbearanceª andª longsuffering;ª not knowingª° thatª the¹ goodnessª of Godª leadethª° theeª toª repentance?ª" {Rom 2:4} + "Toª the praiseª of the gloryª of his²¹ grace,ª whereinªª he hath made²° us² acceptedª°¹ inª the¹ beloved.ª°" {Eph 1:6} + "Butª God,ª who isª° richª inª mercy,ª forª his²¹ greatª loveª wherewithª he lovedª° us,ª" {Eph 2:4}
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