But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.

Because the LORD is righteous and good, he teaches sinners the path they should follow.

How precious, O God, is your constant love! We find protection under the shadow of your wings.

Why do you boast, great one, of your evil? God's faithfulness is eternal.

Answer me, LORD, in the goodness of your constant love; in your great compassion turn to me!

How good you are---how kind! Teach me your commands.

Israel, trust in the LORD, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.

The LORD is loving and merciful, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made.

The LORD then passed in front of him and called out, "I, the LORD, am a God who is full of compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and faithfulness.

Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.

Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.

And God showed his love for us by sending his only Son into the world, so that we might have life through him.

They refused to obey; they forgot all you did; they forgot the miracles you had performed. In their pride they chose a leader to take them back to slavery in Egypt. But you are a God who forgives; you are gracious and loving, slow to be angry. Your mercy is great; you did not forsake them.

Let the wicked leave their way of life and change their way of thinking. Let them turn to the LORD, our God; he is merciful and quick to forgive.

You are merciful and forgiving, although we have rebelled against you.

There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.

The LORD is merciful and loving, slow to become angry and full of constant love.

But you forgive us, so that we should stand in awe of you.

Israel, trust in the LORD, because his love is constant and he is always willing to save.

Let your broken heart show your sorrow; tearing your clothes is not enough." Come back to the LORD your God. He is kind and full of mercy; he is patient and keeps his promise; he is always ready to forgive and not punish.

Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.

So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight

But God's mercy is so abundant, and his love for us is so great,

He is near to those who call to him, who call to him with sincerity.

"Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvelous things that you know nothing about.

The Sovereign LORD says, "When I make you clean from all your sins, I will let you live in your cities again and let you rebuild the ruins.

The Sovereign LORD says, "I will once again let the Israelites ask me for help, and I will let them increase in numbers like a flock of sheep.

And so I say to you: Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

For those who ask will receive, and those who seek will find, and the door will be opened to anyone who knocks.

Jesus answered, "If you only knew what God gives and who it is that is asking you for a drink, you would ask him, and he would give you life-giving water."

And then, whoever calls out to the Lord for help will be saved.'

This includes everyone, because there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles; God is the same Lord of all and richly blesses all who call to him.

As the scripture says, "Everyone who calls out to the Lord for help will be saved."