16 (A)The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(B)they shall lay their hands on their mouths;
    their ears shall be deaf;
17 (C)they shall lick the dust like a serpent,
    like the crawling things of the earth;
(D)they shall come trembling out of their strongholds;
    (E)they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,
    and they shall be in fear of you.

God's Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 (F)Who is a God like you, (G)pardoning iniquity
    and passing over transgression
    (H)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(I)He does not retain his anger forever,
    because he delights in steadfast love.

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