The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. read more As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. show less

And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple. The waters compassed me about, even to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head. I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.

He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.