Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die.

So when God had me journey from my father’s house, I said to [Sarah], ‘This is how you can show your loyalty to me: Wherever we go, say of me, “ He is my brother.”’”

Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham.

Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’— let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”

saying, “Blessed [be] the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

Now if you will show kindness and faithfulness to my master, tell me; but if not, let me know so that I may go elsewhere

I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness You have shown Your servant. Indeed, with only my staff I came across the Jordan, but now I have become two camps.

the LORD was with [him] and extended kindness to him, granting him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.

But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.

When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt,

With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

but showing loving devotion to a thousand [generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Then the LORD passed in front of [Moses] and called out: “ The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

maintaining loving devotion to a thousand [generations], forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin. Yet He will by no means leave [the guilty] unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers on their children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother and they have sexual relations it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth [generation].’

Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven [them] ever since [they left] Egypt.”

but showing loving devotion to a thousand [generations] of those who love Me and keep My commandments.

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.

If you listen to these ordinances and keep them carefully then the LORD your God will keep His covenant and the loving devotion that He swore to your fathers.

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

“Our lives for your lives!” the men agreed “If you do not report our mission, we will show you kindness and faithfulness when the LORD gives us the land.”

and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”

They did not show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal (that is, Gideon) for all the good things he had done for Israel.

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.

Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued “The man is a close relative. He [is] one of our kinsman-redeemers.

Then [Boaz] said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

And he warned the Kenites, “Since you showed kindness to all the Israelites when they came up out of Egypt, go on and get away from the Amalekites. Otherwise I will sweep you away with them.” So the Kenites moved away from the Amalekites.

Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”

And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household— not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him

Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this

Abner was furious over Ish-bosheth’s accusation. “Am I the head of a dog that belongs to Judah?” he asked. “All this time I have been loyal to the house of your father Saul, to his brothers, and to his friends. I have not delivered you into the hand of David, but now you accuse me of wrongdoing with this woman!

But My loving devotion will never be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”

So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered “There is still Jonathan’s son, [who is] lame in both feet.”

“Do not be afraid,” said David “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent some of his servants to console [Hanun] concerning his father. But when they arrived in the land of the Ammonites

In fact, you arrived [only] yesterday; should I make you wander around with us today while I do not know where I am going Go back and take your brothers with you. [May the LORD show you] loving devotion and faithfulness.

“Is this the loyalty [you show] your friend?” Absalom replied “Why did you not go with your friend?”

Great salvation {He brings to} His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever

But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

Solomon replied, “You have shown much loving devotion to Your servant, my father David, because he walked before You in faithfulness, righteousness, and uprightness of heart And You have maintained this loving devotion by giving him a son to sit on his throne this very day.

and said: “ O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven above or on earth below, keeping [Your] covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

Then the servants of [Ben-hadad] said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful Let us go out to the king of Israel [with] sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the LORD, for “ His loving devotion endures forever.”

I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And {I will} never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed [it] from your predecessor

And David said, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent messengers to console [Hanun] concerning his father. But when David’s servants arrived in the land of the Ammonites to console him,

Solomon replied to God: “You have shown much loving devotion to my father David, and You have made me king in his place.

The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “ For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

and said: “ O LORD, God of Israel, there is no God like You in heaven or on earth, keeping [Your] covenant of loving devotion with Your servants who walk before You with all their hearts.

O LORD God, do not reject Your anointed one. Remember [Your] loving devotion to Your servant David.”

When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “ For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

The priests stood at their posts, as did the Levites with the musical instruments of the LORD, which King David had made for giving thanks to the LORD and with which David had offered praise, saying, “For His loving devotion endures forever.” Across from the Levites, the priests sounded trumpets, and all the Israelites were standing.

Then [Jehoshaphat] consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “ Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”

Thus King Joash failed to remember the kindness that Zechariah’s father Jehoiada had extended to him. Instead, [Joash] killed [Jehoiada’s] son. As he lay dying, [Zechariah] said, “May the LORD see this and call you to account.”

As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—

And they sang responsively with praise and thanksgiving to the LORD: “For He is good; for His loving devotion to Israel endures forever.” Then all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because {the foundation} of the house of the LORD had been laid.

and who has shown me favor before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. And because the hand of the LORD my God [was] upon me, I took courage and gathered the leaders of Israel to return with me.

Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage, but He has extended to us grace in the sight of the kings of Persia, giving us new life to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and giving us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.

Then I said: “ O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,

They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage [in Egypt]. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today

Remember me for this, O my God, and do not blot out my deeds of loving devotion for the house of my God and for its services.

Then I instructed the Levites to purify themselves and guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me for this as well, O my God, and {show} me mercy according to Your abundant loving devotion.

And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.

And the king loved Esther more than all the [other] women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

A despairing man [should have] the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

You have granted me life and loving devotion, and Your care has preserved my spirit.

Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.

But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.

Turn, O LORD, [and] deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion.

But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

Great salvation {He brings to} His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever

For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever

Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they [are] from age to age.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

All the LORD’s ways [are] loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.

For Your loving devotion is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.

I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.

[The LORD] loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of [His] loving devotion.

Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD, as we put our hope in You.

Your loving devotion, O LORD, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the clouds.

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.

The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me [as] a prayer to the God of my life.

Rise up; be our help Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.

Within Your temple, O God, we contemplate Your loving devotion.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him after his adultery with Bathsheba. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a></span>Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a></span>Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God [endures] all day long.

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in the loving devotion of God forever and ever.

He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth.

For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.

My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.

But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress my refuge in times of trouble

To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.

May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.

and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.

Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.

Blessed [be] God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!

But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

Is His loving devotion gone forever? Has His promise failed for all time

Show us Your loving devotion, O LORD, and grant us Your salvation.

Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a></span>I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.

For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

My faithfulness and loving devotion will be with him, and through My name his horn will be exalted.

I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast.

But I will not withdraw My loving devotion from him, nor ever betray My faithfulness.

Where, O Lord, [is] Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?

Satisfy us in the morning with Your loving devotion, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.

to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night

If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.

He has remembered His love and faithfulness 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 loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

A Psalm of David. <span class=|reftext|><a href=|#|><b>1</b></a></span>I will sing of [Your] loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

who redeems your life from the Pit [and] crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.

But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children —

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever

Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, [there] at the Red Sea.

And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, [and] no one to favor his fatherless children.

For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.

Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Let Israel say “His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let the house of Aaron say “His loving devotion endures forever.”

Let those who fear the LORD say “His loving devotion endures forever.”

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.

The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.

Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.

Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.

Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.

O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.

Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.

He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.

By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

He made the great lights — His loving devotion endures forever.

the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.

the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.

He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.

and led Israel through the midst His loving devotion endures forever.

but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.

and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.

Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.

and Og king of Bashan— His loving devotion endures forever.

and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.

He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.

I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.

The LORD will fulfill [His purpose] for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever — do not abandon the works of Your hands.

Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.

He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer He is my shield in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.

Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

Do not those who contrive evil go astray? But those who plan goodness [find] loving devotion and faithfulness.

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD [one] turns aside from evil.

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Many a man proclaims his loving devotion, but who can find a trustworthy man?

Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.

He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on [it] in faithfulness.

A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.

In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.

Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant — My loving devotion promised to David.

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and [His] praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion [and] loving devotion.

“Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth — for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house [where there is] a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD

The LORD appeared to us in the past, [saying]: “ I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.

You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts,

the sounds of joy [and] gladness, the voices of the bride [and] bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of Hosts, for the LORD is good; His loving devotion endures forever.’ For I will restore the land from captivity as in former times, says the LORD.

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.

Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official,

And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed “ O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,

So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.

Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For [it is] time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.

But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and always wait on your God.

So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake [His] loving devotion.

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You [are] a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion — One who relents from sending disaster.

He has shown you, O man, what [is] good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance — who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another.