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 Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him. Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.
Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,
Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.
did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee?
be ye therefore merciful, as also your Father 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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lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath found grace in thine eyes, and thou dost make great thy kindness which thou hast done with me by saving my life, and I am unable to escape to the mountain, lest the evil cleave to me, and I have died;
and doing kindness to thousands, of those loving Me and keeping My commands.
and Jehovah passeth over before his face, and calleth: 'Jehovah, Jehovah God, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth, keeping kindness for thousands, taking away iniquity, and transgression, and sin, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of fathers on children, and on children's children, on a third generation, and on a fourth.'
Kindness and truth have met, Righteousness and peace have kissed,
And Thou, O Lord, art God, merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in kindness and truth. Look unto me, and favour me, Give Thy strength to Thy servant, And give salvation to a son of Thine handmaid.
Happy the kind -- because they shall find kindness.
did it not behove also thee to have dealt kindly with thy fellow-servant, as I also dealt kindly with thee? 'And having been wroth, his lord delivered him to the inquisitors, till he might pay all that was owing to him; read more. so also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye may not forgive each one his brother from your hearts their trespasses.'
Morish
See GRACE.