Mercy seat (disambiguation)

The mercy seat, in the Hebrew Bible, was the gold lid placed on the Ark of the Covenant.

Mercy seat may also refer to:

Religion

 * Throne of Mercy, Christian iconography representing the Trinity
 * Mourner's bench, a bench located in front of the chancel in Methodist and other evangelical Christian churches
 * Misericord, a small wooden shelf on the underside of a folding seat in a church

Arts and entertainment

 * The Mercy Seat (play), a 2002 play by Neil LaBute
 * "The Mercy Seat" (song), a 1988 song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
 * "Mercy Seat", a 1988 song by Ultra Vivid Scene from Ultra Vivid Scene
 * The Mercy Seat, a late-1980s band formed by Gordon Gano
 * The Mercy Seat, a 2000 album by Don Moen
 * The Mercy Seat, a 1998 novel by Rilla Askew