Then David gave to his son Solomon the design of the doorway of the house of God and of its houses and its store-houses, and the higher rooms and the inner rooms and the place for the mercy-seat;
And Solomon said to God, Great was your mercy to David my father, and you have made me king in his place.
And when the players on horns, and those who made melody in song, with one voice were sounding the praise and glory of the Lord; with loud voices and with wind instruments, and brass and corded instruments of music, praising the Lord and saying, He is good; his mercy is unchanging for ever: then the house was full of the cloud of the glory of the Lord,
And he said, O Lord, the God of Israel, there is no God like you in heaven or on earth; keeping faith and mercy unchanging for your servants, while they go in your ways with all their hearts;
And give ear to the prayers of your servant and of your people Israel, when they make their prayers, turning to this place; give ear from heaven your living-place; and hearing have mercy.
And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.
And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord, praising him in holy robes, while they went at the head of the army, and saying, May the Lord be praised, for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come back to him.
For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on everyone
And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was put in place.
And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
For we are servants; but our God has not been turned away from us in our prison, but has had mercy on us before the eyes of the kings of Persia, to give us new strength to put up again the house of our God and to make fair its waste places, and to give us a wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
And said, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great God, greatly to be feared, keeping faith and mercy with those who have love for him and are true to his laws:
O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
And 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.
Even then, in your great mercy, you did not give them up in the waste land: the pillar of cloud still went before them by day, guiding them on their way, and the pillar of fire by night, to give them light, and make clear the way they were to go.
And so you gave them up into the hands of their haters who were cruel to them: and in the time of their trouble, when they made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; and in your great mercy gave them saviours, who made them free from the hands of their haters.
But when they had rest, they did evil again before you: so you gave them into the hands of their haters, who had rule over them: but when they came back and made their prayer to you, you gave ear to them from heaven; again and again, in your mercy, you gave them salvation;
Even then, in your great mercy, you did not put an end to them completely, or give them up; for you are a God of grace and mercy.
And now, our God, the great, the strong, the God who is to be feared, who keeps faith and mercy, let not all this trouble seem small to you, which has come on us, and on our kings and our rulers and on our priests and our prophets and our fathers and on all your people from the time of the kings of Assyria till this day.
And I gave the Levites orders to make themselves clean and come and keep the doors and make the Sabbath holy. Keep this in mind to my credit, O my God, and have mercy on me, for great is your mercy.
And he gave him the copy of the order which had been given out in Shushan for their destruction, ordering him to let Esther see it, and to make it clear to her; and to say to her that she was to go in to the king, requesting his mercy, and making prayer for her people.
His bowmen come round about me; their arrows go through my body without mercy; my life is drained out on the earth.
God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.
And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:
He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;
For a rod, or for a curse, or for mercy, causing it to come on the mark.
For this cause there will be no mercy for sinners when they are judged, and the evil-doers will have no place among the upright,
<To the chief music-maker on corded instruments. A Psalm. Of David.> Give answer to my cry, O God of my righteousness; make me free from my troubles; have mercy on me, and give ear to my prayer.
See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.
But as for me, I will come into your house, in the full measure of your mercy; and in your fear I will give worship, turning my eyes to your holy Temple.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am wasted away: make me well, for even my bones are troubled.
Come back, O Lord, make my soul free; O give me salvation because of your mercy.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, and see how I am troubled by my haters; let me be lifted up from the doors of death;
<For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David.> Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
But I have had faith in your mercy; my heart will be glad in your salvation.
Make clear the wonder of your mercy, O saviour of those who put their faith in your right hand, from those who come out against them.
On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
You have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
For the king has faith in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be moved.
Truly, blessing and mercy will be with me all the days of my life; and I will have a place in the house of the Lord all my days.
Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
For your mercy is before my eyes; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.
But as for me, I will go on in my upright ways: be my saviour, and have mercy on me.
O Lord, let the voice of my cry come to your ears: have mercy on me, and give me an answer.
Give ear to me, O Lord, and have mercy on me: Lord, be my helper.
I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; my eyes are wasted with grief, I am wasted in soul and body.
Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.
His delight is in righteousness and wisdom; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
See, the eye of the Lord is on those in whose hearts is the fear of him, on those whose hope is in his mercy;
Let your mercy be on us, O Lord, as we are waiting for you.
Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and your strong purpose is as high as the clouds.
How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.
O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.
The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.
All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.
Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.
Take not away your gentle mercies from me, O Lord; let your mercy and your faith keep me safe for ever.
I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.
But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.
But the Lord will send his mercy in the daytime, and in the night his song will be with me, a prayer to the God of my life.
Up! and come to our help, and give us salvation because of your mercy.
Our thoughts were of your mercy, O God, while we were in your Temple.
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.> Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
But I am like a branching olive-tree in the house of God; I have put my faith in his mercy for ever and ever.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Jonath elem rehokim. Of David. Michtam. When the philistines took him in Gath.> Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.> Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past.
He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
For your mercy is great, stretching up to the heavens, and your righteousness goes up to the clouds.
You, O Lord God of armies, are the God of Israel; come now and give punishment to the nations; have no mercy on any workers of deceit. (Selah.)
The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.
But I will make songs of your power; yes, I will give cries of joy for your mercy in the morning; because you have been my strength and my high tower in the day of my trouble.
To you, O my strength, will I make my song: because God is my high tower, even the God of my mercy.
May the seat of his authority be before God for ever; may mercy and righteousness keep him safe.
And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.
Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise.
Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.
<To the chief music-maker. With corded instruments. A Psalm. A Song.> May God give us mercy and blessing, and let the light of his face be shining on us; (Selah.)
But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.
Is his mercy quite gone for ever? has his word come to nothing?
Do not keep in mind against us the sins of our fathers; let your mercy come to us quickly, for we have been made very low.
Let us see your mercy, O Lord, and give us your salvation.
Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
Have mercy on me, O Lord; for my cry goes up to you all the day.
You are good, O Lord, and full of forgiveness; your mercy is great to all who make their cry to you.
For your mercy to me is great; you have taken my soul up from the deep places of the underworld.
But you, O Lord, are a God full of pity and forgiveness, slow to get angry, great in mercy and wisdom.
O be turned to me and have mercy on me: give your strength to your servant, and your salvation to the son of her who is your servant.
Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?
For you have said, mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.
The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.
But my faith and my mercy will be with him; and in my name will his horn be lifted up.
I will keep my mercy for him for ever; my agreement with him will not be changed.
But I will not take away my mercy from him, and will not be false to my faith.
In the morning give us your mercy in full measure; so that we may have joy and delight all our days.
To make clear your mercy in the morning, and your unchanging faith every night;
If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.
He has kept in mind his mercy and his unchanging faith to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
For the Lord is good, and his mercy is never-ending; his faith is unchanging through all generations.
<A Psalm. Of David.> I will make a song of mercy and righteousness; to you, O Lord, will I make melody.
You will again get up and have mercy on Zion: for the time has come for her to be comforted.
He keeps back your life from destruction, crowning you with mercy and grace.
The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
For as the heaven is high over the earth, so great is his mercy to his worshippers.
But the mercy of the Lord is eternal for his worshippers, and their children's children will see his righteousness;
Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
And kept in mind his agreement with them, and in his great mercy gave them forgiveness.
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
For your mercy is higher than the heavens: and your unchanging faith than the clouds.
Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.
But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.
Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;
Certain for ever is the memory of his wonders: the Lord is full of pity and mercy.
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name let glory be given, because of your mercy and your unchanging faith.
The Lord is full of grace and righteousness; truly, he is a God of mercy.
For great is his mercy to us, and his faith is unchanging for ever. praise be to the Lord.
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Let Israel now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Let all worshippers of the Lord now say, that his mercy is unchanging for ever.
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Take from me every false way; and in mercy give me your law.
I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
The earth, O Lord, is full of your mercy: give me knowledge of your rules.
Let your mercy now be my comfort, as you have said to your servant.
Give me life in your mercy; so that I may be ruled by the unchanging word of your mouth.
Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.
Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
Let my voice come to you, in your mercy; O Lord, by your decisions give me life.
See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.
See! as the eyes of servants are turned to the hands of their masters, and the eyes of a servant-girl to her owner, so our eyes are waiting for the Lord our God, till he has mercy on us.
Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
O Israel, have hope in the Lord; for with the Lord is mercy and full salvation.
O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
O give praise to the God of gods: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
O give praise to the Lord of lords: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who only does great wonders: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him by whom the earth was stretched out over the waters: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who made great lights: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
The sun to have rule by day: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
The moon and the stars to have rule by night: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who put to death the first-fruits of Egypt: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
And took out Israel from among them: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
With a strong hand and an outstretched arm: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who made a way through the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
And let Israel go through it: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
By him pharaoh and his army were overturned in the Red Sea: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who took his people through the waste land: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
To him who overcame great kings: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
And put noble kings to death: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
Sihon, king of the Amorites: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
And Og, king of Bashan: for his mercy is unchanging for ever:
And gave their land to his people for a heritage: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
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