¹⁵ And the people of Israel said to the Lord, “We have sinned; do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please deliver us this day.”

¹⁸ So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, ^(A)“It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”

²⁶ But if he says, ‘I have no ^(A)pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, ^(B)let him do to me what seems good to him.”

^8 (A)If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and ^(B)the truth is not in us. ^9 (C)If we confess our sins, he is ^(D)faithful and just to forgive us our sins and ^(E)to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. ¹⁰ If we say we have not sinned, ^(F)we make him a liar, and ^(G)his word is not in us.

²⁵ And now, behold, we are in your hand. Whatever seems good and right in your sight to do to us, do it.”

^9 (A)Who knows? God may turn and relent ^(B)and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

¹⁴ Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, ^(A)for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.”

^12 (A)Be of good courage, and ^(B)let us be courageous for our people, and for the cities of our God, and ^(C)may the Lord do what seems good to him.”