Psalm 103:8 (KJV)
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
Psalm 103:8 is verse of the day number 255 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “Slow to anger”. It comes from Psalm 103, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Psalm 103:8 in other translations
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Psalm 103:8 in context
Psalm 103:5–11 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Cross-references for Psalm 103:8
Passages most often linked to Psalm 103:8, strongest connections first.
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 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.
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
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.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.
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.
Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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