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27 Then his master was filled with pity for him, and he released him and forgave his debt.

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The Lord is merciful and compassionate,
    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

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“Oh, how can I give you up, Israel?
    How can I let you go?
How can I destroy you like Admah
    or demolish you like Zeboiim?
My heart is torn within me,
    and my compassion overflows.

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15 But you, O Lord,
    are a God of compassion and mercy,
slow to get angry
    and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness.

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17 They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt.[a] But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich in unfailing love. You did not abandon them,

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Footnotes

  1. 9:17 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads in their rebellion.

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
    so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.

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16 Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.

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38 Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins
    and did not destroy them all.
Many times he held back his anger
    and did not unleash his fury!

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