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26 When he prays to God,
    he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
    and restore him to good standing.
27 He will declare to his friends,
‘I sinned and twisted the truth,
    but it was not worth it.[a]
28 God rescued me from the grave,
    and now my life is filled with light.’

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Footnotes

  1. 33:27 Greek version reads but he [God] did not punish me as my sin deserved.

26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(A)
    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(B)
    he will restore them to full well-being.(C)
27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(D) I have perverted what is right,(E)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(F)
28 God has delivered(G) me from going down to the pit,(H)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(I)

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