Psalms 77:8

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Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?

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  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?
  • Rom 9:6 : 6 But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:
  • 2 Pet 3:9 : 9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his word, as he seems to some, but he is waiting in mercy for you, not desiring the destruction of any, but that all may be turned from their evil ways.
  • Num 14:34 : 34 And as you went through the land viewing it for forty days, so for forty years, a year for every day, you will undergo punishment for your wrongdoing, and you will see that I am against you.
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
  • Jer 15:18 : 18 Why is my pain unending and my wound without hope of being made well? Sorrow is mine, for you are to me as a stream offering false hope and as waters which are not certain.
  • Luke 16:25-26 : 25 But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain. 26 And in addition, there is a deep division fixed between us and you, so that those who might go from here to you are not able to do so, and no one may come from you to us.

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  • 7 Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?

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

  • 49 Lord, where are your earlier mercies? where is the oath which you made to David in unchanging faith?

  • 5 Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?

  • 20 Why have we gone from your memory for ever? why have you been turned away from us for so long?

  • 46 How long, O Lord, will you Keep yourself for ever from our eyes? how long will your wrath be burning like fire?

  • Ps 118:1-4
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    1 O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    4 Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Will you for ever put me out of your memory, O Lord? will your face for ever be turned away from me?

  • Lam 3:31-32
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    31 For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.

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

  • 1 <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Of God, why have you put us away from you for ever? why is the fire of your wrath smoking against the sheep who are your care?

  • 28 I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.

  • Ps 136:21-24
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    21 And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    22 Even a heritage for his servant Israel: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    23 Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    24 And has taken us out of the hands of our haters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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

  • 33 But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.

  • Ps 25:6-7
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    73%

    6 O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.

    7 Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.

  • 5 Will he be angry for ever? will he keep his wrath to the end? These things you have said, and have done evil and have had your way.

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

  • 8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

  • 11 Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?

  • 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.

  • 5 How long, O Lord? will you be angry for ever? will your wrath go on burning like fire?

  • 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.

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

  • 15 Let your eyes be looking down from heaven, from your holy and beautiful house: where is your deep feeling, the working of your power? do not keep back the moving of your pity and your mercies:

  • Ps 89:1-2
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    1 <Maschil. Of Ethan the Ezrahite.> My song will be of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make his faith clear to all generations.

    2 For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

  • 11 He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.

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

  • Ps 136:11-12
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    11 And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:

    12 With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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

  • 8 The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands.

  • 8 In overflowing wrath my face was veiled from you for a minute, but I will have pity on you for ever, says the Lord who takes up your cause.

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

  • 11 Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.

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

  • 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 103:8-9
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    8 The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.

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

  • 16 To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

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

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