merciful: Psalms 86:5, Psalms 86:15, Psalms 130:7, Psalms 145:8; Exodus 34:6-7; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 5:10; Nehemiah 9:17; Isaiah 55:7; Jeremiah 32:18; Romans 5:20-21; Ephesians 1:7-8
plenteous in mercy: Heb. great of mercy
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Psalms 103:8
Psalms 103:8
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