Psalm 130:3-4

LORD, if you kept a record of our sins,

    who, O Lord, could ever survive?

But you offer forgiveness,

    that we might learn to fear you. 

     

LORD, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?

Psalm 76:7

No wonder you are greatly feared!

    Who can stand before you when your anger explodes?  (see all Psalm 76)

Psalm 86:5  

Will you be angry with us always?

    Will you prolong your wrath to all generations?  (see all Psalm 86)

1 Samuel 6:20  

"Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God?" they cried out. "Where can we send the Ark from here?"  (see all 1 Samuel 6)

Ezra 9:15  

"O LORD, God of Israel, you are just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence."  (see all Ezra 9)

Psalm 143:2  

Don't put your servant on trial,

    for no one is innocent before you.  (see all Psalm 143)

Nahum 1:6  

Who can stand before his fierce anger?

    Who can survive his burning fury?

His rage blazes forth like fire,

    and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence.  (see all Nahum)

Revelation 6:17  

"For the great day of their wrath has come, and who is able to survive?"  

(see Revelation 6:12-17)

 

But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.  

Exodus 34:7  

"I lavish unfailing love to a thousand generations.

    I forgive iniquity, rebellion, and sin.

But I do not excuse the guilty.

    I lay the sins of the parents upon their children and grandchildren;

the entire family is affected--

    even children in the third and fourth generations."  (see Exodus 34:1-17) 

2 Samuel 24:14  

    "I'm in a desperate situation!" David replied to Gad. "But let us fall into the hands of the LORD, for his mercy is great. Do not let me fall into human hands."  (see all 2 Samuel 24)

Jeremiah 31:34  

"And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, 'You should know the LORD.' For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already," says the LORD. "And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins."  

(see all Jeremiah 31)

1 Kings 8:38-40  

"... and if your people Israel pray about their troubles, raising their hands toward this Temple, then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart. Then they will fear you as long as they live in the land you gave to our ancestors."  (see 1 Kings 8:22-53) 

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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