'Mercy' in the Bible

Moreover, you must never take any item from those condemned things, so the LORD may yet relent from his burning anger and extend compassion, have mercy, and cause you to increase in number as he promised by an oath to your ancestors

because the LORD had hardened their hearts so they would fight Israel in war, be completely destroyed without mercy, and be completely wiped out, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very difficult choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, since his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very bad choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, because his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"

Then I commanded the descendants of Levi to purify themselves and to come as gate keepers to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember me, my God, and show mercy to me according to the greatness of your gracious love.

Then Esther spoke to the king again and fell at his feet. She wept and pleaded with him for mercy to overturn the evil plan devised by Haman the Agagite and his plot against the Jewish people.

If you seek God, if you ask the Almighty for mercy,

Even if I'm in the right, I cannot answer him. I can only appeal for mercy.

Will he make many supplications to you, or will he beg you for mercy?

Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am lonely and oppressed.

Hear me, LORD, and have mercy on me! LORD, help me!

LORD, do not withhold your mercy from me, for your gracious love and truthfulness will keep me safe continuously.

Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.

Have mercy on me, God, because men have harassed me. Those who oppress me have fought against me all day long.

Have mercy on me, God, have mercy, for in you I have placed my trust. Even in the shadow of your wings will I find my refuge until this calamity passes.

You, LORD God of the Heavenly Armies, God of Israel, stir yourself up to punish all the nations. Show no mercy to those wicked transgressors. Interlude

Have mercy on me Lord, for I call on you all day long.

Return to me and have mercy on me; clothe your servant with your strength and deliver the son of your maid servant.

I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;

Turn in my direction and show mercy to me, as you have decreed regarding those who love your name.

Consider this: as the eyes of a servant focus on what his master provides, and as the eyes of a female servant focus on what her mistress provides, so our eyes focus on the LORD our God, until he has mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, LORD, have mercy, for we have had more than enough of contempt.

So I say to the LORD, "You are my God; listen to my voice as I plead for mercy, LORD.

My voice cries out to the LORD; my voice pleads for mercy to the LORD.

because jealousy incites a strong man's rage, and he will show no mercy when it's time for revenge.

The poor person pleads for mercy, but the wealthy man responds harshly.

The soul of the wicked craves evil; he extends no mercy to his neighbor.

Whoever hides his transgressions will not succeed, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will find mercy.

When its branches are dry, they are broken off, and women come and kindle fires with them, since this is a people who show no consideration. That is why the One who made them shows them no compassion; the One who created them shows them no mercy.

"Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him."

I was angry with my people, and I desecrated my heritage, and gave them into your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the aged you laid your yoke most heavily.

Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous person his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, So he'll have mercy upon him, and to our God, for he'll pardon abundantly.

"Foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you. Though in my anger I struck you down, in my favor I have shown you mercy.

I will recount the gracious deeds of the LORD, the praiseworthy acts of the LORD, according to all the LORD has done for us yes, the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his mercy, according to the abundance of his gracious love.

They grab bow and spear; they're cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea as they ride on horses, deployed like men ready for battle against you, daughter of Zion."

I'll smash them against each other, even fathers against their sons," declares the LORD. "I'll have no pity, mercy, or compassion when I destroy them."'"

They'll come crying, and I'll lead them as they pray for mercy. I'll make them walk by streams of water, along a straight path on which they won't stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my firstborn."

They grab bow and spear. They're cruel and show no mercy. Their sound roars like the sea, as they ride on horses deployed like men ready for battle against you, daughter of Babylon.

So as for me, I'm not going to show pity, and I won't look in their direction with mercy. I'm repaying them for what they have done."

"Therefore this is what the Lord GOD has to say: "I'm going to restore the resources of Jacob and show mercy to the entire house of Israel. I'll be zealous for my own reputation and for my holiness.

Daniel was seeking mercy, in order to ask about this mystery in the presence of the God of heaven, so that Daniel and his friends might not be executed along with the rest of the advisors of Babylon.

But to the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we've rebelled against him

Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter, so the LORD told Hosea, "Name her "Lo-ruhamah,' because I will no longer be showing mercy to the house of Israel, nor will I forgive them.

But I'll have mercy on the house of Judah, and I'll save them by the LORD their God I will not save them by the bow, by the sword, by battle, by horses, or by cavalry."

I will make you my wife forever I will make you my wife in a way that is righteous, in a manner that is just, by a love that is gracious, and by a motive that is mercy.

I will plant my people in the land for myself. I will show mercy on her who has received no mercy I will say to those who are not my people, "You are my people!' and they will say, "You are my God.'"

Assyria won't save us; we won't be riding on horses, Nor will we be saying anymore to the work of our hands, "You are our God." Indeed, in you the orphan finds mercy.'

Is he to continue to empty his fishing net? Will he ever stop killing entire nations without mercy?"

And the angel of the LORD replied, "LORD of the Heavenly Armies, how long will it be until you show mercy to Jerusalem and to the cities of Judah, with whom you have been angry for these past seventy years?"

"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "Administer true justice, and show gracious love and mercy toward each other.

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

Go and learn what this means: "I want mercy and not sacrifice,' because I did not come to call righteous people, but sinners."

As Jesus was traveling on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting, "Have mercy on us, Son of David!"

If you had known what "I want mercy and not sacrifice' means, you would not have condemned the innocent,

Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"

and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water.

Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

When two blind men who were sitting by the roadside heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

When the crowd told them harshly to be silent, they shouted even louder, "Have mercy on us, Lord, Son of David!"

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cummin, but have neglected the more important matters of the Law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

When he heard that Jesus of Nazareth was there, he began to shout, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Many people sternly told him to be quiet, but he started shouting even louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him.

Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant,

Because of the tender mercy of our God, his light from on high has visited us,

He said, "The one who showed mercy to him." Jesus told him, "Go and do what he did."

So he shouted, "Father Abraham, have mercy on me! Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water to cool off my tongue, because I am suffering in this fire.'

and shouted, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!"

So he shouted, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

The people at the front of the crowd sternly told him to be quiet, but he started shouting even louder, "Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Therefore, God's choice does not depend on a person's will or effort, but on God himself, who shows mercy.

Therefore, God has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.

Can't he also reveal his glorious riches to the objects of his mercy that he has prepared ahead of time for glory

For just as you disobeyed God in the past but now have received his mercy because of their disobedience,

so they, too, have now disobeyed. As a result, they may receive mercy because of the mercy shown to you.

For God has locked all people in the prison of their own disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all.

so that the gentiles may glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, "That is why I will praise you among the gentiles; I will sing praises to your name."

Now concerning virgins, although I do not have any command from the Lord, I will give you my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.

Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy shown to us, we do not get discouraged.

Now may peace be on all those who live by this principle, and may mercy be on the Israel of God.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us

Indeed, he was sick to the point of death, but God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow on top of another.

To: Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus, our Lord, be yours!

In the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief,

I am the worst of them. But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the worst sinner, the Messiah Jesus might demonstrate all of his patience as an example for those who would believe in him for eternal life.

To: Timothy, my dear child. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Lord be yours!

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner.

May the Lord grant that he finds mercy on the day he comes again. You know very well how much he assisted me in Ephesus.

So let us keep on coming boldly to the throne of grace, so that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Anyone who violates the Law of Moses dies without mercy "on the testimony of two or three witnesses."

For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us from God the Father and from Jesus the Messiah, the Father's Son, in truth and love.

May mercy, peace, and love be yours in abundance!

Remain in God's love as you look for the mercy of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, which brings eternal life.

Show mercy to those who have doubts.

Save others by snatching them from the fire. To others, show mercy with fear, hating even the clothes stained by their sinful lives.