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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15 But (A)You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious,
Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.

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13 So (A)rend your heart, and not (B)your garments;
Return to the Lord your God,
For He is (C)gracious and merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great kindness;
And He relents from doing harm.

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(A)The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
(B)He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10 (C)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He (D)removed our transgressions from us.
13 (E)As a father pities his children,
So the Lord pities those who fear Him.

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(A)The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,
Slow to anger and great in mercy.

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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

So he prayed to the Lord, and said, “Ah, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my country? Therefore I (A)fled previously to Tarshish; for I know that You are a (B)gracious and merciful God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, One who relents from doing harm.

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17 And now, I pray, let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, 18 (A)‘The Lord is longsuffering and abundant in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression; but He by no means clears the guilty, (B)visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation. 19 (C)Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, (D)according to the greatness of Your mercy, just (E)as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”

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For (A)You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive,
And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.

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For if you return to the Lord, your brethren and your children will be treated with (A)compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the Lord your God is (B)gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you (C)return to Him.”

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18 (A)Who is a God like You,
(B)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (C)the remnant of His heritage?

(D)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (E)mercy.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness

10 (A)but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and [a]keep My commandments.

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  1. Deuteronomy 5:10 observe

(A)I will worship (B)toward Your holy temple,
And praise Your name
For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;
For You have (C)magnified Your word above all Your name.

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