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Psalm 31
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1 In you, O LORD , I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame;
deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Turn your ear to me, come quickly
to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.
Psalm 51
For the director of music. A psalm of David. When
the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with
Bathsheba.
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash
away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
Hebrews 8
12For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their
sins no more."
Isaiah 43
25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my
own sake, and remembers your sins no more.
Isaiah 55
7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he
will freely pardon.
Proverbs 28
13 He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever
confesses and renounces them finds mercy.
1 John 1
8If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the
truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just
and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Psalm 103
2 Praise the LORD , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits
3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and
compassion, 5 who satisfies your desires with good things so
that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Matthew 5
Forgiveness Of Each Other:
7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Mark 11
25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against
anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
26 But if you do not
forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins.
Luke 6
35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them
without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you
will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Proverbs 25
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is
thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap
burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
Ephesians 4
32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,
just as in Christ God forgave you.
Luke 17
3So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if
he repents, forgive him. 4If he sins against you seven times in a
day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him."
Matthew 18
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
21Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times
shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven
times.