God: Goodness of

“I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

So the LORD your God will make you abound in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. Indeed, the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He delighted in that of your fathers,

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud

When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens. …

Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. …

The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!

For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.” Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.

I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.

A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.

Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Let him who is wise pay heed to these things and consider the loving devotion of the LORD.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.

The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

Hallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!

If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.

Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

O LORD, what is man, that You regard him, the son of man that You think of him?

They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us—the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.

The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

“Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.

Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Take notice, therefore, of the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell, but kindness to you, if you continue in His kindness. Otherwise you also will be cut off.

To this end, we always pray for you, that our God will count you worthy of His calling, and that He will powerfully fulfill your every good desire and work of faith,

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.