6And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
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But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. …
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-9)No sooner had Moses got to the top of the mount than God gave him the meeting (Exod. 34:5): The Lord descended , by some sensible token of his presence, and manifestation of his glory. His descending bespeaks his condescension; he humbles himself to take cognizance of those that humble themselves to walk with him. Ps. 113:6; Lord, what is man, that he should be thus visited ? He descended in the c…
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