Jehovah’s Goodness

8. What intimacy may we have with Jehovah, and how has he manifested his goodness?

⁸ David makes the further impassioned plea: “You, O Jehovah, are good and ready to forgive; and the loving-kindness to all those calling upon you is abundant.

Psalm 86:5

10. What prominence does the book of Psalms give to Jehovah’s loving-kindness?

¹⁰ The book of Psalms refers to Jehovah’s “loving-kindness” over a hundred times. Such loving-kindness is surely abundant! In its first four verses, the 118th Psalm 118:1-4 appeals to God’s servants to thank Jehovah, repeating four times “for his loving-kindness is to time indefinite.” The 136th Psalm 136 emphasizes the endearing quality of “his loving-kindness” 26 times. In whatever ways we err​—and as James 3:2 says, “we all stumble many times”—​may we be ready to seek Jehovah’s forgiveness, confident of his mercy and loving-kindness. His loving-kindness is an expression of his loyal love toward us. If we loyally continue to do God’s will, he will show his loyal love in strengthening us to cope with every trial.​—1 Corinthians 10:13.