Reference: Mercy
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The divine goodness exercised towards the wretched and the guilty, in harmony with truth and justice, Ps 85:10. The plan by which God is enabled to show saving mercy to men, for Christ's sake, is the most consummate work of infinite wisdom and love. The soul that has truly experienced the mercy of God will be merciful like him, Lu 6:36, compassionate to the wretched, Ps 41:1-2, and forgiving towards all,
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{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:
Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee?
Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.
Easton
compassion for the miserable. Its object is misery. By the atoning sacrifice of Christ a way is open for the exercise of mercy towards the sons of men, in harmony with the demands of truth and righteousness (Ge 19:19; Ex 20:6; 34:6-7; Ps 85:10; 86:15-16). In Christ mercy and truth meet together. Mercy is also a Christian grace (Mt 5:7; 18:33-35).
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behold now, thy servant has found favour in thine eyes, and thou hast magnified thy goodness, which thou hast shewn to me in preserving my soul alive; but I cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity lay hold on me, that I die.
and shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy unto thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but by no means clearing the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation.
Loving-kindness and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other:
But thou, Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth. Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.
Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as I also had compassion on thee? And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him. read more. Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.
Morish
See GRACE.