'Be Gracious' in the Bible

When he looked up and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he asked, “Is this your youngest brother that you told me about?” Then he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”

may Yahweh make His face shine on youand be gracious to you;

He answered, “While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let him live.’

and to be gracious to him and say,“Spare him from going down to the Pit;I have found a ransom,”

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A Davidic psalm.Answer me when I call,God, who vindicates me.You freed me from affliction;be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am weak;heal me, Lord, for my bones are shaking;

Be gracious to me, Lord;consider my affliction at the hands of those who hate me.Lift me up from the gates of death,

Turn to me and be gracious to me,for I am alone and afflicted.

But I live with integrity;redeem me and be gracious to me.

Lord, hear my voice when I call;be gracious to me and answer me.

Lord, listen and be gracious to me;Lord, be my helper.”

Be gracious to me, Lord,because I am in distress;my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow—my whole being as well.

I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;heal me, for I have sinned against You.”

But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up;then I will repay them.

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.

For the choir director: according to “A Silent Dove Far Away.” A Davidic Miktam. When the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, God, for man tramples me;he fights and oppresses me all day long.

For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When he fled before Saul into the cave.Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me,for I take refuge in You.I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wingsuntil danger passes.

For the choir director: with stringed instruments. A psalm. A song.May God be gracious to us and bless us;look on us with favorSelah

Has God forgotten to be gracious?Has He in anger withheld His compassion?”Selah

Be gracious to me, Lord,for I call to You all day long.

Turn to me and be gracious to me.Give Your strength to Your servant;save the son of Your female servant.

Let no one show him kindness,and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.

I have sought Your favor with all my heart;be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,as is Your practice toward those who love Your name.

When its branches dry out, they will be broken off.Women will come and make fires with them,for they are not a people with understanding.Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them,and their Creator will not be gracious to them.

Lord, be gracious to us! We wait for You.Be our strength every morningand our salvation in time of trouble.

Hate evil and love good;establish justice in the gate.Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be graciousto the remnant of Joseph.

“And now ask for God’s favor. Will He be gracious to us? Since this has come from your hands, will He show any of you favor?” asks the Lord of Hosts.

Your speech should always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.