10 Bible Verses about God's Mercy
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For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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God's Mercy » Described as » Everlasting
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
God's Mercy » Should be » Magnified
Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. read more.
Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To repentant sinners
I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for others
And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To returning backsliders
Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the LORD, and I will not keep anger for ever.
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To whom he will
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
God's Mercy » Described as » Tender
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
God's Mercy » Should be » Pleaded in prayer
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
God's Mercy » Described as » Manifold
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them from heaven; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To his people
And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
God's Mercy » Manifested » In long-suffering
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
God's Mercy » Exemplified
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
God's Mercy » Described as » Great
The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To the afflicted
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.
God's Mercy » A ground of hope
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
God's Mercy » Described as » High as heaven
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
God's Mercy » Described as » Sure
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
God's Mercy » Described as » Plenteous
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To them that fear him
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
God's Mercy » Described as » New » Every morning
God's Mercy » Exemplified » Epaphroditus
For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
God's Mercy » Exemplified » Paul
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
God's Mercy » Described as » Rich
God's Mercy » Is part of his character
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.
God's Mercy » Described as » Filling the earth
God's Mercy » Typified » Mercy-seat
And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
God's Mercy » Described as » Over all his works
God's Mercy » Described as » Abundant
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
God's Mercy » Manifested » With everlasting kindness
In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.
God's Mercy » Manifested » To the fatherless
Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
God's Mercy » Should be » Rejoiced in
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
God's Mercy » A ground of trust
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
God's Mercy » Is his delight
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
God's Mercy » Manifested » In the sending of Christ
God's Mercy » Manifested » In salvation
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
God's Mercy » Should be » Sought for ourselves
Topics on God's Mercy
God's Mercy, Example Of
Genesis 19:16And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Receiving God's Mercy
Psalm 106:46He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.