30 Powerful Bible Verses to Pray for the Mercy of God

30 Powerful Bible Verses to Pray for the Mercy of God

Old Testament Verses

1. Exodus 34:6 – “And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ‘The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth.’”
2. Numbers 14:18 – “The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression.”
3. Deuteronomy 4:31 – “For the Lord your God is a merciful God; He will not forsake you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.”
4. 2 Samuel 24:14 – “David said to Gad, ‘I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercy is great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.’”
5. 1 Chronicles 16:34 – “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”
6. Nehemiah 9:31 – “Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; for You are God, gracious and merciful.”
7. Psalm 25:6-7 – “Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindness, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions.”
8. Psalm 51:1 – “Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the multitude of Your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.”
9. Psalm 86:5 – “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.”
10. Psalm 103:8 – “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.”
11. Psalm 136:1-2 – “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever.”
12. Proverbs 28:13 – “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.”
13. Isaiah 30:18 – “Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; and therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you.”
14. Isaiah 55:7 – “Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him.”
15. Lamentations 3:22-23 – “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.”

New Testament Verses

16. Matthew 5:7 – “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
17. Matthew 9:13 – “But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
18. Matthew 15:22 – “And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to Him, saying, ‘Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David!'”
19. Luke 1:50 – “And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.”
20. Luke 18:13 – “And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’”
21. Romans 9:15-16 – “For He says to Moses, ‘I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy.’ So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy.”
22. Romans 11:30-32 – “For as you were once disobedient to God, yet have now obtained mercy through their disobedience.”
23. Ephesians 2:4-5 – “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ.”
24. Titus 3:5 – “Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”
25. Hebrews 4:16 – “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
26. James 2:13 – “For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.”
27. 1 Peter 1:3 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
28. Jude 1:21 – “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”
29. Revelation 3:20 – “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.”
30. Revelation 22:17 – “And the Spirit and the bride say, ‘Come!’ And let him who hears say, ‘Come!’ And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”

These scriptures can be used to pray for God’s mercy over your life, your family, and every situation. May His mercies continually surround you!