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31 Because the Lord your God is a merciful God, he will neither abandon you nor destroy you; he will not forget the covenant with your ancestors that he swore to them.(A)

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31 For the Lord your God is a merciful(A) God; he will not abandon(B) or destroy(C) you or forget(D) the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.

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It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”(A)

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The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you;(A) he will never leave you nor forsake you.(B) Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

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Gracious is the Lord and righteous;
    our God is merciful.(A)

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The Lord is gracious and righteous;(A)
    our God is full of compassion.(B)

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He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning, for I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment.(A)

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He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew(A) that you are a gracious(B) and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love,(C) a God who relents(D) from sending calamity.(E)

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31 Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

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31 But in your great mercy you did not put an end(A) to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful(B) God.

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42 then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.(A)

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42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob(A) and my covenant with Isaac(B) and my covenant with Abraham,(C) and I will remember the land.

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The Lord passed before him and proclaimed,

“The Lord, the Lord,
a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,(A)
keeping steadfast love for the thousandth generation,[a]
forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin,
yet by no means clearing the guilty,
but visiting the iniquity of the parents
upon the children
and the children’s children
to the third and the fourth generation.”(B)

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  1. 34.7 Or for thousands

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

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For as you return to the Lord, your kindred and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”(A)

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If you return(A) to the Lord, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion(B) by their captors and will return to this land, for the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate.(C) He will not turn his face from you if you return to him.”

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Be strong and bold; have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.”(A)

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Be strong and courageous.(A) Do not be afraid or terrified(B) because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you;(C) he will never leave you(D) nor forsake(E) you.”

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72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors
    and has remembered his holy covenant,(A)

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72 to show mercy to our ancestors(A)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(B)

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21 Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake;
    do not dishonor your glorious throne;
    remember and do not break your covenant with us.(A)

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21 For the sake of your name(A) do not despise us;
    do not dishonor your glorious throne.(B)
Remember your covenant(C) with us
    and do not break it.

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The Lord is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(A)
The Lord is good to all,
    and his compassion is over all that he has made.(B)

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

The Lord is good(C) to all;
    he has compassion(D) on all he has made.

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He sent redemption to his people;
    he has commanded his covenant forever.
    Holy and awesome is his name.(A)

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He provided redemption(A) for his people;
    he ordained his covenant forever—
    holy and awesome(B) is his name.

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