Psalms 103:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 30:5 : 5 For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning.
  • Isa 57:16 : 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.
  • Jer 3:5 : 5 Will he reserve [his anger] for ever? will he keep [it] to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
  • Jer 3:12 : 12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.
  • Mic 7:18-19 : 18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy. 19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 8 The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

  • Ps 103:10-13
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    10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

    11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

    12 As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

    13 Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.

  • Lam 3:31-33
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    31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever:

    32 But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

    33 For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

  • 16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made.

  • 38 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.

  • 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

  • 5 Will he reserve [his anger] for ever? will he keep [it] to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.

  • 8 The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

  • Ps 77:7-8
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    7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

    8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth [his] promise fail for evermore?

  • 3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.

  • 5 For his anger [endureth but] a moment; in his favour [is] life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy [cometh] in the morning.

  • 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

  • 18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.

  • 5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

  • 18 The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].

  • 17 But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;

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    1 ¶ To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

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  • 24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have done [it], and until he have performed the intents of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it.

  • 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned [thyself] from the fierceness of thine anger.

  • 33 Nevertheless my lovingkindness will I not utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness to fail.

  • 20 The anger of the LORD shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly.

  • Isa 54:8-9
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    8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the LORD thy Redeemer.

    9 For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me: for [as] I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

  • 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  • 12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] for ever.

  • 9 ¶ For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

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    5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

  • 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  • 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

  • 46 How long, LORD? wilt thou hide thyself for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire?

  • 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

  • Prov 6:34-35
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    34 For jealousy [is] the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

    35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

  • 13 [If] God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

  • 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].

  • 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.

  • 4 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

  • 9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all thy people.

  • 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I [am] God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.

  • 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry [with the wicked] every day.

  • 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, [so is] thy wrath.

  • 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

  • 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.