And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord (A)God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in (B)goodness and (C)truth,

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And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D)

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(A)keeping mercy for thousands, (B)forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, (C)by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children’s children to the third and the fourth generation.”

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maintaining love to thousands,(A) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(B) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(C) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(D)

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17 They refused to obey,
And (A)they were not mindful of Your wonders
That You did among them.
But they hardened their necks,
And [a]in their rebellion
They appointed (B)a leader
To return to their bondage.
But You are God,
Ready to pardon,
(C)Gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger,
Abundant in kindness,
And did not forsake them.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:17 So with MT, Vg.; LXX in Egypt

17 They refused to listen and failed to remember(A) the miracles(B) you performed among them. They became stiff-necked(C) and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery.(D) But you are a forgiving God,(E) gracious and compassionate,(F) slow to anger(G) and abounding in love.(H) Therefore you did not desert them,(I)

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(A)The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.

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The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(A)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.

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