Bible Verses About Steadfast Love: 12

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever."

— Psalm 136:1 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about steadfast love want Scripture on Hebrew chesed — covenant loyal love, often "unfailing love" or KJV "lovingkindness" — not only the general love or God's love lists, and not mercy or faithfulness alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about love, Bible verses about mercy, Bible verses about faithfulness, Bible verses about grace, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about the covenant, and Bible verse of the day. Steadfast love here means chesed lines that name enduring covenant love — distinct from agape surveys or mercy inventories alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, חֶסֶד chesed / hesed (Strong's H2617; Bible Hub H2617) — kindness, lovingkindness, mercy, steadfast / unfailing love. Psalm 136 repeats "His love endures forever" (ki leʿolam chasdo). Exodus 34:6 names the Lord "abounding in love." This list tracks that chesed vocabulary and refrain, not the whole love or mercy inventory.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalm 136 presses that we should give thanks because God's mercy endures forever (Bible Hub MHC Psalm 136; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Psalm 136). Lamentations 3 remembers that the Lord's compassions never fail and his mercies are new every morning (Bible Hub MHC Lamentations 3; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3). (God's-love and mercy lists live on those pages; this list centers steadfast chesed.)

12 Bible verses about steadfast love

1. Psalm 136:1. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever." His love endures forever — the chesed refrain. See Bible verses about thanksgiving.

2. Exodus 34:6. "And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, 'The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.'" Abounding in love and faithfulness — the name of the Lord. See Bible verses about faithfulness.

3. Lamentations 3:22-23. "Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Great love / compassions never fail — new every morning. See Bible verses about hope.

4. Psalm 103:8. "The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love." Abounding in love — compassionate and gracious. See Bible verses about mercy.

5. Psalm 89:1. "I will sing of the Lord's great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations." Sing of the Lord's great love — faithfulness known. See Bible verses about worship.

6. Psalm 57:10. "For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies." Love to the heavens — faithfulness to the skies. See Bible verses about God's glory.

7. Psalm 63:3. "Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you." Love better than life — lips glorify. See Bible verses about worship.

8. Micah 7:18. "Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy." Delight to show mercy — chesed delight. See Bible verses about forgiveness.

9. Psalm 107:1. "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." Give thanks — his love endures forever. See Bible verses about thanksgiving.

10. Hosea 2:19. "I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion." Betroth in love and compassion — forever. See Bible verses about the covenant.

11. Psalm 51:1. "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions." According to your unfailing love — blot out transgressions. See Bible verses about repentance.

12. Isaiah 54:10. "'Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,' says the Lord, who has compassion on you." Unfailing love not shaken — covenant of peace. See Bible verses about peace.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need steadfast love — not twelve as a grind. If you need the forever refrain, start with Psalm 136:1. If you need the Lord's self-name, open Exodus 34:6. If you need morning mercies, open Lamentations 3:22-23. For the broader God's-love list, open Bible verses about God's love. For mercy, open Bible verses about mercy. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about steadfast love?

Psalm 136:1 (his love endures forever), Exodus 34:6 (abounding in love and faithfulness), and Lamentations 3:22-23 (great love; compassions never fail) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about steadfast love differ from love or God's love alone?

Love and God's-love pages often center New Testament agape (John 3:16, 1 John 4, Romans 5:8). This page centers Hebrew chesed — covenant loyal / unfailing love — then cross-links those lists. See Bible verses about God's love.

What does chesed / hesed mean?

Chesed (H2617) is kindness, lovingkindness, mercy, steadfast or unfailing love — God's loyal covenant love that endures. KJV often says "lovingkindness"; many modern versions say "steadfast love" or "unfailing love."

What Hebrew word stands behind steadfast love?

Chesed / hesed (H2617). See the word study above and the Blue Letter Bible / Bible Hub lexicon links.

How can I use these verses in prayer or study?

Read Psalm 136:1, then Exodus 34:6. Thank God that his love endures forever. For faithfulness beside chesed, open Bible verses about faithfulness. For grace, open Bible verses about grace.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicon: H2617 (links above).
• Bible Hub Hebrew entry and Matthew Henry Concise on Psalm 136 and Lamentations 3 (links above).
• Cross-links: God's love, love, mercy, faithfulness, grace, hope, covenant, thanksgiving, worship, forgiveness, repentance, peace, God's glory.