Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Because
General references
Bible References
Of
Ezra 9:8
But now for a brief moment grace has been [shown to us] from the Lord our God, who has left us a surviving remnant and has given us a peg (secure hold) in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
Nehemiah 9:31
“Yet in Your great compassion You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them,
For You are a gracious and merciful God.
“Yet in Your great compassion You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them,
For You are a gracious and merciful God.
Psalm 78:38
But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
Psalm 106:45
And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
Ezekiel 20:8
But they rebelled against Me and were not willing to listen to Me; they did not throw away the detestable things on which they feasted their eyes, nor did they give up the idols of Egypt.
“Then I decided to pour out My wrath on them and finish My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
“Then I decided to pour out My wrath on them and finish My anger against them in the land of Egypt.
Malachi 3:6
“For I am the Lord, I do not change [but remain faithful to My covenant with you]; that is why you, O sons of Jacob, have not come to an end.
Because
Psalm 77:8
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Have His promises ended for all time?
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?
Have His promises ended for all time?
Psalm 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.
But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.
Micah 7:18
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Who is a God like You, who forgives wickedness
And passes over the rebellious acts of the remnant of His possession?
He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He [constantly] delights in mercy and lovingkindness.
Luke 1:50
“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.
“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.
General references
Ecclesiastes 9:4
[There is no exemption,] but whoever is joined with all the living, has hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.
Lamentations 3:32
For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness and tender mercy.
For if He causes grief,
Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness and tender mercy.