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So the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: The Lord, the Lord, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity,[a] continuing his love for a thousand generations, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion, and sin; yet not declaring the guilty guiltless, but bringing punishment for their parents’ wickedness on children and children’s children to the third and fourth generation!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 34:6 Gracious…fidelity: this succinct poetic description of God is an often-repeated statement of belief (see Nm 14:18; Ps 103:8; 145:8; Jl 2:13; Jon 4:2). All the terms describe God’s relationship to the covenant people.

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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Lord, you are good and forgiving,
    most merciful to all who call on you.(A)

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You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.

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15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
    slow to anger, abounding in mercy and truth.(A)

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15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(A) God,
    slow to anger,(B) abounding(C) in love and faithfulness.(D)

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

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

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The Lord is good to all,
    compassionate toward all your works.(A)

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The Lord is good(A) to all;
    he has compassion(B) on all he has made.

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14 The Lord supports all who are falling
    and raises up all who are bowed down.(A)

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14 The Lord upholds(A) all who fall
    and lifts up all(B) who are bowed down.(C)

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