| David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am? (2 Sam. 9:7‑8) |
| Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart. (Prov. 3:3) |
| Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. (Matt. 5:7) |
Lord, grant me the gift of forbearance,
A merciful spirit I pray;
That suffers the wrongs of another
And seeks not the ill to repay. |
Thou who didst once suffer for sinners
Such bitter reproach and disdain,
Fill me with that same gentle spirit,
That reviled, still reviles not again. |
