'Loving kindness' in the Bible
But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.
But I have trusted and relied on and been confident in Your lovingkindness and faithfulness;My heart shall rejoice and delight in Your salvation.
Wondrously show Your [marvelous and amazing] lovingkindness,O Savior of those who take refuge at Your right handFrom those who rise up against them.
Remember, O Lord, Your [tender] compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,For they have been from of old.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth.
Make Your face shine upon Your servant;Save me in Your lovingkindness.
Many are the sorrows of the wicked,But he who trusts in and relies on the Lord shall be surrounded with compassion and lovingkindness.
He loves righteousness and justice;The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those who fear Him [and worship Him with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],On those who hope [confidently] in His compassion and lovingkindness,
Let Your [steadfast] lovingkindness, O Lord, be upon us,In proportion as we have hoped in You.
Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies,Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.
O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.
Do not withhold Your compassion and tender mercy from me, O Lord;Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.
Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,And in the night His song will be with me,A prayer to the God of my life.
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
He will send from heaven and save me;He calls to account him who tramples me down. Selah.God will send out His lovingkindness and His truth.
For Your faithfulness and lovingkindness are great, reaching to the heavens,And Your truth to the clouds.
But as for me, I will sing of Your mighty strength and power;Yes, I will sing joyfully of Your lovingkindness in the morning;For You have been my strongholdAnd a refuge in the day of my distress.
He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God;Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.
Also to You, O Lord, belong lovingkindness and compassion,For You compensate every man according to [the value of] his work.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,My lips shall praise You.
Blessed be God,Who has not turned away my prayerNor His lovingkindness from me.
But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].
Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.
Has His lovingkindness ceased forever?Have His promises ended for all time?
And I said, “This is my grief,That the right hand of the Most High has changed [and His lovingkindness is withheld].”
Steadfast love and truth and faithfulness meet together;Righteousness and peace kiss each other.
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 great is Your lovingkindness and graciousness toward me;And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from death].
But You, O Lord, are a God [who protects and is] merciful and gracious,Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness and truth.
I will sing of the goodness and lovingkindness of the Lord forever;With my mouth I will make known Your faithfulness from generation to generation.
For I have said, “Goodness and lovingkindness will be built up forever;In the heavens [unchangeable and majestic] You will establish Your faithfulness.”
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;Lovingkindness and truth go before You.
“My faithfulness and My steadfast lovingkindness shall be with him,And in My name shall his horn be exalted [great power and prosperity shall be conferred upon him].
“My lovingkindness I will keep for him forevermore,And My covenant will be confirmed to him.
“Nevertheless, I will not break off My lovingkindness from him,Nor allow My faithfulness to fail.
O satisfy us with Your lovingkindness in the morning [now, before we grow older],That we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morningAnd Your faithfulness by night,
If I say, “My foot has slipped,”Your compassion and lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up.
He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.
For the Lord is good;His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting,His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.
I will sing of [steadfast] lovingkindness and justice;To You, O Lord, I will sing praises.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion,For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.
Who redeems your life from the pit,Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;
The Lord is merciful and gracious,Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
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].
But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,And His righteousness to children’s children,
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever!
Our fathers in Egypt did not understand nor appreciate Your miracles;They did not remember the abundance of Your mercies nor imprint Your lovingkindnesses on their hearts,But they were rebellious at the sea, at the Red Sea.
And He remembered His covenant for their sake,And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His compassion and lovingkindness endure forever!
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,And for His wonderful acts to the children of men!
Who is wise? Let him observe and heed these things;And [thoughtfully] consider the lovingkindness of the Lord.
For Your lovingkindness is great and higher than the heavens;Your truth reaches to the skies.
But You, O God, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your name’s sake;Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me;
Help me, O Lord my God;Save me according to Your lovingkindness—
Not to us, O Lord, not to us,But to Your name give gloryBecause of Your lovingkindness, because of Your truth and faithfulness.
For His lovingkindness prevails over us [and we triumph and overcome through Him],And the truth of the Lord endures forever.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Oh let the house of Aaron say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
Oh let those who [reverently] fear the Lord, say,“His lovingkindness endures forever.”
O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Vav.May Your lovingkindness also come to me, O Lord,Your salvation according to Your promise;
The earth, O Lord, is full of Your lovingkindness and goodness;Teach me Your statutes.
Let Your compassion come to me that I may live,For Your law is my delight.
Deal with Your servant according to Your [gracious] lovingkindness,And teach me Your statutes.
Great are Your tender mercies and steadfast love, O Lord;Revive me and give me life according to Your ordinances.
Consider how I love Your precepts;Revive me and give me life, O Lord, according to Your lovingkindness.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,And as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He is gracious and favorable toward us.
Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us,For we are greatly filled with contempt.
O Israel, hope in the Lord;For with the Lord there is lovingkindness,And with Him is abundant redemption.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,For His lovingkindness endures forever.
To Him who alone does great wonders,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who made the heavens with skill,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who made the great lights,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
The sun to rule over the day,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
The moon and stars to rule by night,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And brought Israel out from among them,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And made Israel pass through the midst of it,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
But tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who led His people through the wilderness,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who struck down great kings,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And killed mighty kings,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Sihon, king of the Amorites,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And gave their land as a heritage,For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Even a heritage to Israel His servant,For His lovingkindness endures forever;