Psalms 103:8
The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
In Context
7He gave knowledge of his way to Moses, and made his acts clear to the children of Israel.
9His feeling will no longer be bitter; he will not keep his wrath for ever.
Cross References
Numbers 14:18The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on children for the sins of their fathers, to the third and fourth generation.
Nehemiah 9:17And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.
Psalms 86:5You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
Psalms 130:7O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.
Isaiah 55:7Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
Joel 2:13Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 103:7-19
Goodness and Compassion of God. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As… Read the whole commentary →