¹⁶ I will not accuse^(A) them forever,
    nor will I always be angry,^(B)
for then they would faint away because of me—
    the very people^(C) I have created.

¹⁸ Who is a God^(A) like you,
    who pardons sin^(B) and forgives^(C) the transgression
    of the remnant^(D) of his inheritance?^(E)
You do not stay angry^(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.^(G)

⁹ He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(A)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve^(B)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love^(C) for those who fear him;^(D)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions^(E) from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion^(F) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
¹⁴ for he knows how we are formed,^(G)
    he remembers that we are dust.^(H)
15 The life of mortals is like grass,^(I)
    they flourish like a flower^(J) of the field;
¹⁶ the wind blows^(K) over it and it is gone,
    and its place^(L) remembers it no more.

⁵ Will you be angry with us forever?^(A)
    Will you prolong your anger through all generations?