10 Bible Verses about God's Mercy

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Romans 9:15

For He tells Moses:

I will show mercy
to whom I will show mercy,
and I will have compassion
on whom I will have compassion.

Deuteronomy 4:31

He will not leave you, destroy you, or forget the covenant with your fathers that He swore to them by oath, because the Lord your God is a compassionate God.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”

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Forgiveness of injuries » Motives to » God's Mercy

God's Mercy » Described as » Everlasting

Psalm 89:28

I will always preserve My faithful love for him,
and My covenant with him will endure.

1 Chronicles 16:34

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 107:1

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Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified

Psalm 115:1

Not to us, Yahweh, not to us,
but to Your name give glory
because of Your faithful love, because of Your truth.

1 Chronicles 16:34

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

Psalm 118:1-4

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever. Let Israel say, "His faithful love endures forever." Let the house of Aaron say, "His faithful love endures forever." read more.
Let those who fear the Lord say, "His faithful love endures forever."

Psalm 118:29

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.

God's Mercy » Manifested » To repentant sinners

Luke 15:18-20

I'll get up, go to my father, and say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired hands.' So he got up and went to his father. But while the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran, threw his arms around his neck, and kissed him.

God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others

2 Timothy 1:18

May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.

God's Mercy » Manifested » To returning backsliders

Jeremiah 3:12

Go, proclaim these words to the north, and say:

Return, unfaithful Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not look on you with anger,
for I am unfailing in My love.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will not be angry forever.

God's Mercy » Manifested » To whom he will

Hosea 2:23

I will sow her in the land for Myself,
and I will have compassion
on No Compassion;
I will say to Not My People:
You are My people,
and he will say, “You are My God.”

Romans 9:18

So then, He shows mercy to those He wants to, and He hardens those He wants to harden.

Romans 9:15

For He tells Moses:

I will show mercy
to whom I will show mercy,
and I will have compassion
on whom I will have compassion.

God's Mercy » Described as » Tender

Psalm 25:6

Remember, Lord, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.

God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer

Psalm 51:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, God,
according to Your faithful love;
according to Your abundant compassion,
blot out my rebellion.

Psalm 25:6

Remember, Lord, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.

Psalm 6:4

Turn, Lord! Rescue me;
save me because of Your faithful love.

God's Mercy » Described as » Manifold

Lamentations 3:32

Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.

Nehemiah 9:27

So You handed them over to their enemies,
who oppressed them.
In their time of distress, they cried out to You,
and You heard from heaven.
In Your abundant compassion
You gave them deliverers, who rescued them
from the power of their enemies.

God's Mercy » Manifested » To his people

1 Kings 8:23

He said:

Lord God of Israel,
there is no God like You
in heaven above or on earth below,
keeping the gracious covenant
with Your servants who walk before You
with their whole heart.

Deuteronomy 32:43

Rejoice, you nations, concerning His people,
for He will avenge the blood of His servants.
He will take vengeance on His adversaries;
He will purify His land and His people.

God's Mercy » Manifested » In long-suffering

God's Mercy » Exemplified

Genesis 19:16

But he hesitated. Because of the Lord’s compassion for him, the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters. Then they brought him out and left him outside the city.

Genesis 19:19

Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by saving my life. But I can’t run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

God's Mercy » Described as » Great

Numbers 14:18

The Lord is slow to anger and rich in faithful love, forgiving wrongdoing and rebellion. But He will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ wrongdoing on the children to the third and fourth generation.

Isaiah 54:7

“I deserted you for a brief moment,
but I will take you back with great compassion.

God's Mercy » Manifested » To the afflicted

Isaiah 49:13

Shout for joy, you heavens!
Earth, rejoice!
Mountains break into joyful shouts!
For the Lord has comforted His people,
and will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

Isaiah 54:7

“I deserted you for a brief moment,
but I will take you back with great compassion.

God's Mercy » A ground of hope

Psalm 130:7

Israel, put your hope in the Lord.
For there is faithful love with the Lord,
and with Him is redemption in abundance.

God's Mercy » Described as » High as heaven

Psalm 103:11

For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is His faithful love
toward those who fear Him.

God's Mercy » Described as » Sure

Micah 7:20

You will show loyalty to Jacob
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.

God's Mercy » Described as » Plenteous

God's Mercy » Manifested » To them that fear him

Psalm 103:17

But from eternity to eternity
the Lord’s faithful love is toward those who fear Him,
and His righteousness toward the grandchildren

God's Mercy » Described as » New » Every morning

God's Mercy » Exemplified » Epaphroditus

God's Mercy » Exemplified » Paul

God's Mercy » Described as » Rich

God's Mercy » Is part of his character

Exodus 34:6-7

Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed: Yahweh-Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth, maintaining faithful love to a thousand [generations], forgiving wrongdoing, rebellion, and sin. But He will not leave [the guilty] unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers' wrongdoing on the children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation.

God's Mercy » Described as » Filling the earth

Psalm 119:64

Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love;
teach me Your statutes.

God's Mercy » Typified » Mercy-seat

God's Mercy » Described as » Over all his works

Psalm 145:9

The Lord is good to everyone;
His compassion rests on all He has made.

God's Mercy » Described as » Abundant

God's Mercy » Manifested » With everlasting kindness

Isaiah 54:8

In a surge of anger
I hid My face from you for a moment,
but I will have compassion on you
with everlasting love,”
says the Lord your Redeemer.

God's Mercy » Manifested » To the fatherless

Hosea 14:3

Assyria will not save us,
we will not ride on horses,
and we will no longer proclaim, ‘Our gods!’
to the work of our hands.
For the fatherless receives compassion in You.”

God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in

Psalm 31:7

I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love
because You have seen my affliction.
You have known the troubles of my life

God's Mercy » A ground of trust

Psalm 52:8

But I am like a flourishing olive tree
in the house of God;
I trust in God’s faithful love forever and ever.

God's Mercy » Is his delight

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You,
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.

God's Mercy » Manifested » In the sending of Christ

God's Mercy » Manifested » In salvation

God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves

Topics on God's Mercy

God's Mercy, Example Of

Genesis 19:16

But he hesitated. Because of the Lord’s compassion for him, the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters. Then they brought him out and left him outside the city.

Receiving God's Mercy

Psalm 106:46

He caused them to be pitied
before all their captors.

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