Thematic Bible: Mercy of
Thematic Bible
God » Mercy of » None like
He said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, who keeps the covenant and shows lovingkindness to Your servants who walk before You with all their heart;
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?
Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
Awesome in splendor, working wonders?
Then Pharaoh said, “Tomorrow.” Moses replied, “May it be as you say, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that there is no one like the Lord our God.
“There is none like the God of Jeshurun (Israel),
Who rides the heavens to your help,
And through the skies in His majestic glory.
Therefore You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
O Lord, there is no one like You, nor is there any God except You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.
For who in the heavens can be compared to the Lord?
Who among the divine beings is like the Lord,
To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?
The scribe said to Him, “Admirably answered, Teacher; You truthfully stated that He is One, and there is no other but Him;
God » Mercy of » Omnipotence of
He was saying, “Abba, Father! All things are possible for You; take this cup [of judgment] away from Me; but not what I will, but what You will.”
“I know that You can do all things,
And that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained.
But our God is in heaven;
He does whatever He pleases.
Whatever the Lord pleases, He does,
In the heavens and on the earth, in the seas and all deeps—
“Even from eternity I am He,
And there is no one who can rescue from My hand;
I act, and who can revoke or reverse it?”
He stood and measured the earth;
He looked and startled the nations,
Yes, the eternal mountains were shattered,
The ancient hills bowed low and collapsed.
His ways are eternal.
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With people [as far as it depends on them] it is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
For with God nothing [is or ever] shall be impossible.”
Then I heard something like the shout of a vast multitude, and like the boom of many pounding waves, and like the roar of mighty peals of thunder, saying,
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.
“Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all] reigns.
God » Mercy of » Promises of divine mercy
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
Go and proclaim these words toward the north [where the ten tribes have been taken as captives] and say,
‘Return, faithless Israel,’ says the Lord;
‘I will notlook on you in anger.
For I am gracious and merciful,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not be angry forever.
‘I will not
For I am gracious and merciful,’ says the Lord;
‘I will not be angry forever.
keeping mercy and lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; but He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers upon the children and the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers].”
Let the wicked leave (behind) his way
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
And let him return to the Lord,
And He will have compassion (mercy) on him,
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.
“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forevermore,
And My covenant will be confirmed to him.
“For a brief moment I abandoned you,
But with great compassion and mercy I will gather you [to Myself again].
“With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
For if you return to the Lord, your brothers (relatives) and your children will find compassion in the presence of those who led them away captive and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”
God » Mercy of » Messengers of
For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After glory He has sent Me against the nations which plunder you—for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.
“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundations of this house, and his hands will finish it. Then you will know (recognize, understand fully) that the Lord of hosts has sent me [as His messenger] to you.
Then Moses said, “By this you shall know that the Lord has sent me to do all these works; for I do not act of my own accord.
“Come near to Me, listen to this:
From the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
From the time that it happened, I was there.
And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His [Holy] Spirit.”
Although the Lord has persistently sent to you all His servants the prophets, you have not listened nor [even] inclined your ear to hear [His message],
The angel replied and said to him, “I am Gabriel; I stand and minister in the [very] presence of God, and I have been sent [by Him] to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
God » Mercy of » Of truth
so that by two unchangeable things [His promise and His oath] in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled [to Him] for refuge would have strong encouragement and indwelling strength to hold tightly to the hope set before us.
based on the hope and divine guarantee of eternal life, [the life] which God, who is ever truthful and without deceit, promised before the ages of time began,
Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them,
Who keeps truth and is faithful forever,
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice),
Just and upright is He.
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God, Justice OfGod, Faithfulness OfFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsCompletionGod, Perfection OfGod, Righteousness OfGod, The RockGod, Titles And Names OfMetaphorsMorality, And CreationPerfection, DivinePredestinationRefugeReliabilitySin, And God's CharacterStabilityGod, Works OfJusticeSpiritual Foundations
And now, O Lord God, You are God, and Your words are truth, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.
For the word of the Lord is right;
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
“Because he who blesses himself on the earth
Will bless himself by the God of truth and faithfulness;
And he who swears [an oath] on the earth
Will swear by the God of truth and faithfulness;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight.
Certainly not! Let God be found true [as He will be], though every person be found a liar, just as it is written [in Scripture],
“That You may be justified in Your words,
And prevail when You are judged [by sinful men].”
And prevail when You are judged [by sinful men].”
God » Mercy of » Oaths of
“Therefore I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
‘They absolutely shall not enter My rest [the land of promise].’”
The Lord has sworn [an oath] by His right hand and by His mighty arm,
“I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies,
Nor will [the invading] foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.”
The Lord of hosts has sworn [an oath], saying, “Just as I have intended, so it has certainly happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand—
In the same way God, in His desire to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, intervened and guaranteed it with an oath,
and said, “By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the Lord, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise],
“Once [for all] I have sworn by My holiness, [My vow which cannot be violated];
I will not lie to David.
So I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest [the promised land].’”
God » Mercy of » Name of, reverenced
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].
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God, Living And Self sustainingGod, Holiness OfFellowship, With GodBrokennessRestoration After BackslidingGod, Present EverywhereGuidance, Receiving God'sHeart, And Holy SpiritHeaven, Nature OfHousesHumilityPoverty, SpiritualPrayer, Advice For EffectiveRepentance, Nature OfRevival, Nature OfRevival, Personal
“Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy things (offerings, gifts) which the children of Israel dedicate to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name; I am the Lord.
“If you are not careful to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, to fear and honor with reverence this glorious and awesome name, the Lord your God,
Daniel answered,
“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and power belong to Him.
For wisdom and power belong to Him.
For when he sees his children, the work of My hands, in his midst,
They will sanctify My Name;
They will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob
And will stand in awe and reverent fear of the God of Israel.
I will vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord,” says the Lord God, “when I prove Myself holy among you in their sight.
God » Mercy of » Of peace
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Now may the God of peace [the source of serenity and spiritual well-being] who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood that sealed and ratified the eternal covenant,
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Finally, believers, rejoice! Be made complete [be what you should be], be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace [enjoy the spiritual well-being experienced by believers who walk closely with God]; and the God of love and peace [the source of lovingkindness] will be with you.
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GoalsFellowship, With GodPeace, From GoddisagreementsGod, Perfection OfRest, PhysicalSanctification, Means And ResultsPeace, In Christian LivingSpiritual PeaceFarewellsCooperationLast WordsHuman ComfortGod Will Be With YouGod Of PeacePeople ImprovedSeek PeaceAgreeing With One AnotherBuilding Each Other UpUnityEncouragement
The things which you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things [in daily life], and the God [who is the source] of peace and well-being will be with you.
May the God of peace be with you all! Amen.
God » Mercy of » Our strength
My flesh and my heart may fail,
But God is the rock and strength of my heart and my portion forever.
A very present and well-proved help in trouble.
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Blessed and greatly favored is the man whose strength is in You,
In
“The Lord is my strength and my song,
And He has become my salvation;
This is my God, and I will praise Him;
My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
The Lord is their [unyielding] strength,
And He is the fortress of salvation to His anointed.
Shout for joy to the God of Jacob (Israel).
With whom My hand shall be established and steadfast;
My arm also shall strengthen him.
God » Mercy of » Nearness of
The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).
This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).
Verse Concepts
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
You are near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.
He who declares Me in the right is near;
Who will [dare to] contend with Me?
Let us stand up to each other;
Who is My adversary?
Let him approach Me.
God » Mercy of » Omnipresence of
Therefore know and understand today, and take it to your heart, that the Lord is God in the heavens above and on the earth below; there is no other.
If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.
The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].
This is what the Lord says,
“Heaven is My throne and the earth is My footstool.
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
Where, then, is a house that you could build for Me?
And where will My resting place be?
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
This was so that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grasp for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.
God » Mercy of » Examples of
And after everything that has come upon us for our evil deeds and for our great guilt, since You our God have punished us less than our wrongdoings deserve, and have given us survivors like these,
But Lot hesitated and lingered. The men took hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the Lord was merciful to him [for Abraham’s sake]; and they brought him out, and left him outside the city [with his family].
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His lovingkindness toward those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].
So the Lord said, “If I find within the city of Sodom fifty righteous [people], then I will spare the entire place for their sake.”
“They refused to listen and obey,
And did not remember Your wondrous acts which You had performed among them;
So they stiffened their necks and [in their rebellion] appointed a leader in order to return them to slavery in Egypt.
But You are a God of forgiveness,
Gracious and merciful and compassionate,
And You did not abandon them.
“Yet in Your great compassion You did not utterly destroy them or abandon them,
For You are a gracious and merciful God.
God » Mercy of » Most high
“When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
When He separated the sons of man,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the sons of Israel.
“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness and justice,
And I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
For the Lord Most High is to be feared [and worshiped with awe-inspired reverence and obedience];
He is a great King over all the earth.
That they may know that You alone, whose name is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”
God » Mercy of » Ordinances of
If a stranger lives among you as a resident alien and observes the Passover to the Lord, in accordance with its statutes and its ordinances, so shall he do; you shall have one statute, both for the resident alien and for the native of the land.’”
They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
You shall teach them the decrees and laws. You shall show them the way they are to live and the work they are to do.
“Yet from the days of your fathers you have turned away from My statutes and ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’
The statutes and the ordinances and the law and the commandment which He wrote for you [by the hand of Moses], you shall observe and do forever. You shall not fear (worship, serve) other gods.
that they may walk in My statutes and keep My ordinances and do them. Then they shall be My people, and I will be their God.
God » Mercy of » Name of, mighty
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs to it and is safe and set on high [far above evil].
Who is among you who fears the Lord,
Who obeys the voice of His Servant,
Yet who walks in darkness and has no light?
Let him trust and be confident in the name of the Lord and let him rely on his God.
Then the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—said, “Stand up and bless (praise, honor) the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting.
May Your glorious name be blessed
And exalted above all blessing and praise.”
And exalted above all blessing and praise.”
From the rising of the sun to its setting
The name of the Lord is to be praised [with awe-inspired reverence].
For from the rising of the sun, even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations. In every place incense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of hosts.
God » Mercy of » Omniscience of
Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].
“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,
And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].
“Does not God see my ways
And count all my steps?
“For God’s eyes are on the ways of a man,
And He sees all his steps.
And not a creature exists that is concealed from His sight, but all things are open and exposed, and revealed to the eyes of Him with whom we have to give account.
whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
God » Mercy of » Divine mercy
For You, O Lord, are good, and ready to forgive [our sins, sending them away, completely letting them go forever and ever];
And abundant in lovingkindness and overflowing in mercy to all those who call upon You.
For the Lord your God is a merciful and compassionate God; He will not fail you, nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for His mercies are great, but do not let me fall into the hands of man.”
God » Mercy of » Forgives sin
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.
“And His mercy is upon generation after generation
Toward those who [stand in great awe of God and] fear Him.
But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
God » Mercy of » Boundless
The earth, O Lord, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;
Teach me Your statutes.
For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens;
Your truth reaches to the skies.
God » Mercy of » Eternal
But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!
God » Mercy of » Prolongs life
It is because of the Lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because His [tender] compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness.
God » Mercy of » Makes salvation possible
He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we have done, but because of His own compassion and mercy, by the cleansing of the new birth (spiritual transformation, regeneration) and renewing by the Holy Spirit,
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God » Mercy of » Encourages to penitence
Rip your heart to pieces [in sorrow and contrition] and not your garments.”
Now return [in repentance] to the Lord your God,
For He is gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness [faithful to His covenant with His people];
And He relents [His sentence of] evil [when His people genuinely repent].
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