Being Merciful

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

• Covenant

(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

• Merciful
• Character

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.