1Sa 12:22, Psa 77:7, 94:14, 103:8-10, Isa 54:7-10, 57:16, Jer 31:37 | ESV | STEP | For the Lord will not forsake his people , for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.

n[See ver. 7 above]

r Num. 25:12; Ezek. 34:25; 37:26; [Mal. 2:5]

1 Samuel 12:22

22 ^aFor the Lord will not forsake his people, ^bfor his great name’s sake, because ^cit has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.

Psalms 77:7

7 “Will the Lord ^dspurn forever,
and never again ^ebe favorable?

Psalms 94:14

14 ^fFor the Lord will not forsake his ^gpeople;
he will not abandon his ^hheritage;

Psalms 103:8-10

8 The Lord is ⁱmerciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 ^jHe will not always chide,
nor will he ^kkeep his anger forever.
10 He does not deal with us ^laccording to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.

Isaiah 54:7-10

7 ^mFor a brief moment I deserted you,
but with great compassion I will gather you.
8 ⁿIn overflowing anger for a moment
I hid my face from you,
^obut with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,”
says the Lord, your Redeemer.
9 “This is like ^pthe days of Noah ^{▼▼Some manuscripts For this is as the waters of Noah} to me:
as I swore that the waters of Noah
should no more go over the earth,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you,
and will not rebuke you.
10 For the mountains may depart
and the hills be removed,
but my steadfast love shall not depart from you,
and ^rmy covenant of peace shall not be removed,”
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.

Isaiah 57:16

16 ^sFor I will not contend forever,
nor will I always be angry;
for the spirit would grow faint before me,
and the breath of life that I made.

Jeremiah 31:37

37 Thus says the Lord:
“If the heavens above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth below can be explored,
^tthen I will cast off all the offspring of Israel
for all that they have done,

declares the Lord.”