Thou art a gracious God, and merciful

Daily Light Devotions - July 17 - Morning

Thou art a gracious God, and merciful ...

And he prayed to the LORD and said, "O LORD, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from disaster. 1 

And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying, 'The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to the third and the fourth generation.' 2 

Do not remember against us our former iniquities; let your compassion come speedily to meet us, for we are brought very low. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name's sake! 3 

"Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O LORD, for your name's sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you. We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you. 4 

If you, O LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared. 5 

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1. Jon 4:2; 

2. Num 14:17,18; 

3. Psa 79:8,9; 

4. Jer 14:7,20; 

5. Psa 130:3,4