Psalms 103:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

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  • Ps 86:15 : 15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.
  • Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith; 7 Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.
  • Neh 9:17 : 17 And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.
  • Joel 2:13 : 13 Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
  • Nah 1:3 : 3 The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
  • Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.
  • Jas 5:11 : 11 We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.
  • Ps 86:5 : 5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
  • Num 14:18 : 18 The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation.
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
  • Jer 32:18 : 18 You have mercy on thousands, and send punishment for the evil-doing of the fathers on their children after them: the great, the strong God, the Lord of armies is his name:
  • Ps 130:7 : 7 O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.
  • Eph 1:7-8 : 7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace, 8 Which he gave us in full measure in all wisdom and care;
  • Rom 5:20-21 : 20 And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace: 21 That, as sin had power in death, so grace might have power through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Deut 5:10 : 10 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

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  • Ps 145:7-9
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    92%

    7 Their sayings will be full of the memory of all your mercy, and they will make songs of your righteousness.

    8 The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.

    9 The Lord is good to all men; and his mercies are over all his works.

  • Ps 103:9-11
    3 verses
    82%

    9 His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.

    10 He has not given us the punishment for our sins, or the reward of our wrongdoing.

    11 For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.

  • Ps 86:15
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    15 But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.

  • Num 14:18-19
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    80%

    18 The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation.

    19 May the sin of this people have forgiveness, in the measure of your great mercy, as you have had mercy on them from Egypt up till now.

  • Exod 34:6-7
    2 verses
    79%

    6 And the Lord went past before his eyes, saying, The Lord, the Lord, a God full of pity and grace, slow to wrath and great in mercy and faith;

    7 Having mercy on thousands, overlooking evil and wrongdoing and sin; he will not let wrongdoers go free, but will send punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, and on their children's children to the third and fourth generation.

  • Ps 116:5
    79%

    5 The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.

  • Ps 111:4
    77%

    4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.

  • Mic 7:18
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    18 Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy.

  • Nah 1:3
    77%

    3 The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

  • Ps 78:38
    77%

    38 But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

  • Ps 103:17-18
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    76%

    17 But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;

    18 If they keep his agreement, and have his laws in mind to do them.

  • Ps 103:3-4
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    75%

    3 He has forgiveness for all your sins; he takes away all your diseases;

    4 He keeps back your life from destruction, crowning you with mercy and grace.

  • Ps 103:6-7
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    6 The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

    7 He gave knowledge of his way to Moses, and made his acts clear to the children of Israel.

  • Lam 3:32
    74%

    32 For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.

  • Ps 86:5
    74%

    5 You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.

  • Isa 63:7
    73%

    7 I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.

  • Deut 5:10
    72%

    10 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

  • Exod 33:19
    72%

    19 And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.

  • Ps 107:1
    72%

    1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 106:45
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    45 And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.

  • Lam 3:22
    72%

    22 It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.

  • Ps 100:5
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    5 For the Lord is good, and his mercy is never-ending; his faith is unchanging through all generations.

  • Ps 117:2
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    2 For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. Praise be to the Lord.

  • Ps 103:13
    72%

    13 As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.

  • Exod 20:6
    71%

    6 And I will have mercy through a thousand generations on those who have love for me and keep my laws.

  • Ps 51:1
    71%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.> Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.

  • Ps 25:10
    71%

    10 All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.

  • Neh 9:31
    71%

    31 Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy.

  • Ps 107:8
    71%

    8 Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!

  • Ps 118:29
    71%

    29 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Jer 32:18
    71%

    18 You have mercy on thousands, and send punishment for the evil-doing of the fathers on their children after them: the great, the strong God, the Lord of armies is his name:

  • Ps 33:5
    71%

    5 His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

  • Isa 30:18
    70%

    18 For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.

  • Ps 106:1
    70%

    1 Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Jonah 4:2
    70%

    2 And he made prayer to the Lord and said, O Lord, is this not what I said when I was still in my country? This is why I took care to go in flight to Tarshish: for I was certain that you were a loving God, full of pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, and ready to be turned from your purpose of evil.

  • Ps 77:9
    70%

    9 Has God put away the memory of his pity? are his mercies shut up by his wrath? (Selah.)

  • Ps 57:10
    70%

    10 For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.

  • Ps 118:1
    70%

    1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 79:8
    70%

    8 Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.

  • Dan 9:9
    70%

    9 With the Lord our God are mercies and forgiveness, for we have gone against him;

  • Ps 36:5
    70%

    5 Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.