David said to Gad, “I am in trouble! I don’t want some man to decide my punishment. The Lord is very merciful, so let the Lord decide how to punish me.”
Psalm 86:15 - Easy To Read Version Master, you are a kind and merciful God.\par You are patient, loyal, and full of love.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness and truth. American Standard Version (1901) But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth. Common English Bible But you, my Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy; you are very patient and full of faithful love. |
David said to Gad, “I am in trouble! I don’t want some man to decide my punishment. The Lord is very merciful, so let the Lord decide how to punish me.”
They refused to listen.\par They forgot the amazing things you did with them!\par They became stubborn.\par They decided to return to Egypt\par and became slaves again!\par
The Lord is compassionate and merciful.\par God is patient and full of love.\par
God does amazing things\par so that we will remember\par that the Lord is kind and merciful.\par
Lord, forgive your people.\par Then there will be people to worship you.\par
Israel, trust the Lord.\par True love is found only with the Lord.\par The Lord saves us again and again.\par And the Lord will forgive Israel for all their sins.\par \par \par
The Lord is kind and merciful.\par The Lord is patient and full of love.\par
God’s true love will meet his followers.\par Goodness and peace will greet them\par with a kiss.\par
Master, you are good and merciful.\par Your people call to you for help.\par You really love those people.\par
The Lord showed the nations\par his power to save.\par The Lord showed them his goodness.\par
The Lord passed in front of Moses and said, “YAHWEH, [339] the Lord, is the kind and merciful God. The Lord is slow to become angry. The Lord is full of great love. The Lord can be trusted.
Tear your hearts, not your clothes.” {\cf2\super [13]} \par Come back to the Lord your God.\par He is kind and merciful.\par He does not become angry quickly.\par He has great love.\par Maybe he will change his mind\par about the bad \{punishment he planned\}.\par
Jonah complained to the Lord and said, “I knew this would happen! I was in my own country, and you told me to come here. At that time, I knew that you would forgive the people of this evil city. So I decided to run away to Tarshish. I knew that you are a kind God! I knew that you show mercy and don’t want to punish people! I knew that you are full of kindness! I knew that if these people stopped sinning, you would change your plans to destroy them.
You said, ‘The Lord is slow to become angry. The Lord is full of great love. The Lord forgives [184] people who are guilty and break the law. But the Lord always punishes people who are guilty. The Lord punishes those people, and he also punishes their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren for those bad things!’ [185]
The law was given through Moses. But grace and \{the way of\} truth came through Jesus Christ.
In Christ we are made free by Christ’s blood (death). We have forgiveness of sins because of God’s rich grace.