Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.