In Psalm 106:43-45, God repeatedly delivers and relents — the same compassionate pattern of restraint and forgiveness described here.

Psalm 85:4 pleads for God to put away his indignation — directly echoing the restraint of anger described here.

Psalm 103:14 grounds God's compassion in his knowledge of our frailty — the same reason behind the mercy shown here.

Psalm 111:4 declares the LORD is gracious and merciful — a general statement exemplified by the compassion here.

In Exodus 34:6-7, God reveals His compassionate, forgiving nature — the very attribute displayed in His restraint here.

Ezekiel 20:9 gives God's motive for sparing Israel: acting for His name's sake—a different emphasis than the compassion in Psalm 78:38, but same outcome.

Ezekiel 20:14 repeats God's restraint for His name's sake—reinforcing the same pattern of withheld wrath seen in Psalm 78:38.

Ezekiel 20:17 explicitly says God's eye spared Israel from destruction—a direct parallel to the compassionate restraint in Psalm 78:38.

Isaiah 48:9 explicitly states God defers and restrains His anger for His name's sake—mirroring the restraint of wrath in Psalm 78:38.

Isaiah 44:22 directly parallels God blotting out sins like a cloud—the same divine forgiveness and compassion described in Psalm 78:38.

In Ezekiel 20:22, God withholds his hand from destroying Israel, mirroring the compassion and restraint described here.

Numbers 16:44-48 shows Aaron making atonement to stop a plague—a concrete act of mercy that echoes God's compassionate restraint in Psalm 78:38.

In Numbers 14:18-20, God reveals His character as slow to anger and forgiving—the same compassion that Psalm 78:38 says restrained His wrath.

In Hosea 11:9, God declares He will not execute His burning anger nor destroy Ephraim, directly paralleling the restraint of anger in Psalm 78:38.

In Hosea 14:4, God promises to heal apostasy and love freely because His anger has turned away, mirroring the compassion and forgiveness in Psalm 78:38.

In Jonah 4:2, Jonah describes God as gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and relenting from disaster — the same attributes shown in Psalm 78:38.

In Romans 2:4, God's kindness, forbearance, and patience are meant to lead to repentance — directly reflecting the compassionate restraint in Psalm 78:38.

In Exodus 32:12, Moses pleads for God to relent from anger — the same divine compassion shown here that withheld wrath.

In James 5:11, the Lord is described as compassionate and merciful, echoing the very attribute that moved God to atone for iniquity in Psalm 78:38.

In Lamentations 3:32, God causes grief then shows compassion according to His steadfast love, echoing the compassion and restraint of anger in Psalm 78:38.

Lamentations 3:22 declares God's mercies never end — the enduring compassion exemplified here.

Jeremiah 15:6 says God is weary of relenting — a stark contrast to the repeated restraint shown here.

Isaiah 63:9 recalls God's pity and redemption during Israel's affliction — the same compassionate action described here.

Isaiah 57:16 says God will not always be angry — reinforcing the theme of restrained wrath seen here.

Isaiah 5:25 describes God's anger not turned away — the opposite outcome of the restraint shown here.

Nehemiah 9:17 describes God as 'slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love' — the same compassionate character shown in this verse.

1 Chronicles 21:15 records the same event of God relenting from destruction — directly illustrating the compassion in this verse.

In 2 Samuel 24:16, God relents from destroying Jerusalem — a concrete example of the compassionate restraint described here.

Numbers 14:19 appeals to God's steadfast love to pardon Israel — the same forgiving nature displayed in this verse.

Ezekiel 20:21 records God's threat to pour out wrath — contrasting with the restraint shown here.

In Habakkuk 3:2, the plea 'in wrath remember mercy' captures the tension between judgment and compassion that Psalm 78:38 resolves by God restraining anger.

In Malachi 3:6, God's unchanging nature ensures Israel is not consumed, providing a theological basis for the mercy shown in Psalm 78:38.

Ezekiel 20:8 records God's intention to pour out wrath on rebellious Israel—the very judgment that Psalm 78:38 says He compassionately withheld.

Ezekiel 20:13 describes Israel's wilderness rebellion and God's threatened destruction—the backdrop for the mercy shown in Psalm 78:38.

In Matthew 18:27, the master's compassion and forgiveness of a huge debt illustrates the same divine compassion that atones for iniquity in Psalm 78:38.

Deuteronomy 13:17 promises God will turn from anger when Israel obeys — here He restrains despite disobedience, showing both aspects.