For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off. Cross References Nehemiah 9:30 You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. Nehemiah 9:31 But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God. Psalm 78:38 And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. Psalm 103:8 The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him. Isaiah 37:35 I will defend this city and save it for My own sake and for the sake of My servant David.'" Isaiah 43:25 I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more. Isaiah 48:11 For My own sake, My very own sake, I will act; for how can I let Myself be defamed? I will not yield My glory to another. Isaiah 65:8 This is what the LORD says: "As the new wine is found in a cluster of grapes, and men say, 'Do not destroy it, for it contains a blessing,' so I will act on behalf of My servants; I will not destroy them all. Ezekiel 20:22 But I withheld My hand and acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. Ezekiel 36:21 But I had concern for My holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations to which they had gone. Treasury of Scripture For my name's sake will I defer my anger, and for my praise will I refrain for you, that I cut you not off. my name's Isaiah 48:11 Isaiah 37:35 Isaiah 43:25 defer Nehemiah 9:30,31 Psalm 78:38 Psalm 103:8-10 |