Home › Bible verses › Psalm 103:8
Psalm 103:8
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.”
Psalm 103:8, King James Version (KJV)
“The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Psalm 103 (KJV)
A Psalm of David.
- 1Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
- 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
- 3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
- 4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
- 5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
- 6The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
- 7He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
- 8The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
- 9He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
- 10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
- 11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
- 12As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
- 13Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
- 14For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
- 15As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
- 16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
- 17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
- 18To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
- 19The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
- 20Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
- 21Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
- 22Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
Related verses
Passages that readers often connect with Psalm 103:8, in the King James Version.
Psalm 86:15
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Joel 2:13
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.
Exodus 34:6–7
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, …
Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Psalm 145:8
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
Psalm 86:5
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
More verses about mercy
Study Psalm 103:8 in the app
Read it in the NIV, ESV and 13 more Bibles, see every related verse, and ask what it means. Join the waitlist and we’ll email you once, at launch.
1769 standardized text (eBible.org eng-kjv). Public domain outside the United Kingdom. Text courtesy of the Crosswire Bible Society and eBible.org. World English Bible Protestant Edition (eBible engwebp, 2026-09-15 snapshot). Public domain. World English Bible is a trademark of eBible.org. Text unmodified; footnotes and formatting omitted. Related verses: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0), from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.