Yesterday on the radio, a song came on that was just what I needed to hear. I'm sorry I don't recall the name of the group that sings it. But it is Psalm 136. It is called a call and response. After each phrase, the echo is, His love endures forever.
This morning I decided to read this Psalm in a couple different Bible translations. In the NIV,the echo or response is, His love endures forever. In the KJV the response is, His mercy endureth forever. Following this discovery, I looked up mercy in our Noah Webster 1828 dictionary.
Mercy:
1. That benevolence,mildness or tenderness of heart which disposes a person to overlook injuries,or to treat an offender better than he deserves; In this sense,there is perhaps no word in our language precisely synonymous with mercy. That which comes nearest to it is GRACE. It implies benevolence,tenderness,mildness,pity or compassion,and clemency,but exercised only towards offenders. Mercy is a distinguishing attribute of the Supreme Being.
What greater show of mercy than for God to send his Son to be born in a lowly stable,to grow to die for our sins,and rise from the grave,to assend back to heaven and prepare a place for us!
Psalm 136:1
O give thanks unto the Lord for He is good;for his mercy endureth for ever.
Have a blessed day!
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