'Merciful' in the Bible

His servants said to him, “Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings, please let us put sackcloth on our loins and ropes on our heads, and go out to the king of Israel; perhaps he will save your life.”

But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

The Lord is gracious and merciful;Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

The merciful man does himself good,But the cruel man does himself harm.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.

“For I will be merciful to their iniquities,And I will remember their sins no more.”

We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.