Psalms 86:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 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.
  • Ps 103:8 : 8 The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
  • Ps 111:4 : 4 Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.
  • 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.
  • Eph 1:7 : 7 In whom we have salvation through his blood, the forgiveness of our sins, through the wealth of his grace,
  • Eph 2:4-7 : 4 But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us, 5 Even when we were dead through our sins, gave us life together with Christ (by grace you have salvation), 6 So that we came back from death with him, and are seated with him in the heavens, in Christ Jesus; 7 That in the time to come he might make clear the full wealth of his grace in his mercy to us in Christ Jesus:
  • 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.
  • Ps 85:10 : 10 Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
  • 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.
  • Exod 31:6-7 : 6 And I have made selection of Oholiab with him, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the hearts of all who are wise I have put the knowledge to make whatever I have given you orders to have made; 7 The Tent of meeting, and the ark of the law, and the cover which is on it, and all the things for the tent,
  • Ps 130:4 : 4 But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be feared.
  • Ps 130:7 : 7 O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.
  • Ps 145:8 : 8 The Lord is full of grace and pity; not quickly angry, but great in mercy.
  • Mic 7:18 : 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.
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and the true way of life are ours through Jesus Christ.
  • 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.
  • Rom 15:8-9 : 8 Now I say that Christ has been made a servant of the circumcision to give effect to the undertakings given by God to the fathers, 9 And so that the Gentiles might give glory to God for his mercy; as it is said, For this reason I will give praise to you among the Gentiles, and I will make a song to your name.
  • Ps 98:3 : 3 He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

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  • Ps 145:8-9
    2 verses
    85%

    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 86:5-6
    2 verses
    82%

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

    6 O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

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

  • 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;

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

  • 16 O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.

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

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

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

  • 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.

  • Num 14:18-19
    2 verses
    74%

    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.

  • 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.

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

  • 4 For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.

  • Ps 86:13-14
    2 verses
    72%

    13 For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.

    14 O God, men of pride have come up against me, and the army of violent men would take my life; they have not put you before them.

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

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

  • 3 Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 7 Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.

  • 64 The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.

  • 14 The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

  • 76 Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.

  • 16 Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 7 I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 156 Great is the number of your mercies, O Lord; give me life in keeping with your decisions.

  • 10 For you are great, and do great works of wonder; you only are God.

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

  • 26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

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

  • 25 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;

  • 8 O Lord God of armies, who is strong like you, O Jah? and your unchanging faith is round about you.

  • 12 And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.

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

  • 1 O Lord, you are my God; I will give praise to you, I will give honour to your name; for you have done great acts of power; your purposes in the past have been made true and certain in effect.

  • Ps 85:2-3
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    69%

    2 The wrongdoing of your people had forgiveness; all their sin had been covered. (Selah.)

    3 You were no longer angry: you were turned from the heat of your wrath.

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

  • 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all my secrets.

  • 6 Even the Lord, the God of armies; the Lord is his name.