Read through these Psalms and reflect on how anger affects your hearts nevertheless learn about the loving anger of God.
Psalms 37:8 – 37:9
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”
Psalms 145:8
“The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.”
Psalms 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Psalms 77:9 – 77:11
“Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.”
Psalms 6:1
“O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.”
Popular Bible verses about anger
Ephesians 4:26
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:”
James 1:19
“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”
Proverbs 15:1
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
1 Chronicles 13:10
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.”
Ephesians 4:31
“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”
Ecclesiastes 7:9
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
Jeremiah 10:24
“O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.”
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