⁶ Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, ^(A)compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and ^[a]truth; ⁷ who ^(B)keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He ^(C)will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, ^(D)visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

⁹ To the Lord our God belong ^(A)compassion and forgiveness, ^[a]for we have ^(B)rebelled against Him;

^9 (A)If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and ^(B)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.