Psalms 86:5

The Lord is good, ready to forgive, and abundant in love to all who call on Him. God's gracious character is the ground of confident prayer.

Cross-references · 29

• Ps 145:8–9The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
• Joel 2:13And 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.
• Exod 34:6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
• Ps 103:8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
• Neh 9:17And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
• Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
• 1 Jn 4:8–9He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
• Ps 145:18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
• Ps 25:8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
• Ezek 36:37Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.
• Eph 1:6–8To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Ps 86:15But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
• Mic 7:18Who 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.
• Rom 10:12–13For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
• Ps 130:7Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.
• Ezek 36:33Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.
• Dan 9:9To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;
• John 4:10Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
• Rom 5:20–21Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
• Jer 33:3Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
• Ps 119:68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
• Luke 11:9–10And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
• Ps 130:4But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.
• Ps 69:16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
• Ps 36:7How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
• Jonah 4:2And 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.
• Isa 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
• Eph 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
• Ps 52:1Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

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