Neh 9:17, Psa 41:1-4, 112:4-6, Isa 57:1-2, 58:7-8, Mat 18:33-35 | ESV | STEP | They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt . But you are a God ready to forgive , gracious and merciful , slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love , and did not forsake them.

Nehemiah 9:17

17 They refused to obey ^aand were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, ^bgracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.

Psalms 41:1-4

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 ^cBlessed is the one who considers the poor! ^{▼▼Or weak}
^eIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2 the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you ^fdo not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health. ^{▼▼Hebrew you turn all his bed}
4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, ^hbe gracious to me;
ⁱheal me, ^{▼▼Hebrew my soul} for I have sinned against you!”

Psalms 112:4-6

4 Light dawns in the darkness ^kfor the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and ^lrighteous.
5 It is well with the man who ^mdeals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will ⁿnever be moved;
^ohe will be remembered forever.

Isaiah 57:1-2

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

1 The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
^pdevout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
2 ^qhe enters into peace;
they rest ^rin their beds
who walk in their uprightness.

Isaiah 58:7-8

7 Is it not ^sto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
^tand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 ^uThen shall your light break forth like the dawn,
^vand your healing shall spring up speedily;
^wyour righteousness shall go before you;
^xthe glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

Matthew 18:33-35

33 ^yAnd should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 ^zAnd in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, ^{▼▼Greek torturers} ^abuntil he should pay all his debt. 35 ^acSo also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother ^adfrom your heart.”