Exodus 34:6
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6 The Lord passed before him and proclaimed,
“The Lord, the Lord,
a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,(A)
Psalm 86:15
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15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.(A)
Joel 2:13
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13 rend your hearts and not your clothing.
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love,
and relenting from punishment.(A)
Psalm 103:8-13
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8 The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(A)
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he keep his anger forever.(B)
10 He does not deal with us according to our sins
nor repay us according to our iniquities.(C)
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;(D)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us.(E)
13 As a father has compassion for his children,
so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.(F)
Psalm 145:8
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8 The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(A)
Nehemiah 9:17
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17 they refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and you did not forsake them.(A)
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Jonah 4:2
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2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning, for I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment.(A)
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Numbers 14:17-19
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17 And now, therefore, let the power of the Lord be great in the way that you promised when you spoke, saying,
18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger
and abounding in steadfast love,
forgiving iniquity and transgression,
but by no means clearing the guilty,
visiting the iniquity of the parents
upon the children
to the third and the fourth generation.’(A)
19 “Forgive the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of your steadfast love, just as you have pardoned this people, from Egypt even until now.”(B)
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Psalm 86:5
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5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you.(A)
2 Chronicles 30:9
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9 For as you return to the Lord, your kindred and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”(A)
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Micah 7:18
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God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of his possession?
He does not retain his anger forever
because he delights in showing steadfast love.(A)
Deuteronomy 5:10
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10 but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation[a] of those who love me and keep my commandments.(A)
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- 5.10 Or to thousands
Psalm 138:2
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2 I bow down toward your holy temple
and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
for you have exalted your name and your word
above everything.[a](A)
Footnotes
- 138.2 Cn: Heb you have exalted your word above all your name
Psalm 116:5
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5 Gracious is the Lord and righteous;
our God is merciful.(A)
Ephesians 1:7-8
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7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace(A) 8 that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight
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Psalm 108:4
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4 For your steadfast love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.(A)
Romans 2:4
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4 Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realize that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?(A)
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Psalm 111:4
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4 He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds;
the Lord is gracious and merciful.(A)
Psalm 112:4
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4 They rise in the darkness as a light for the upright;
they are gracious, merciful, and righteous.(A)
Psalm 57:10
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10 For your steadfast love is as high as the heavens;
your faithfulness extends to the clouds.(A)