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45 For their sake he remembered his covenant
    and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.(A)

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45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(A)
    and out of his great love(B) he relented.(C)

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He is mindful of his covenant forever,
    of the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,

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He remembers his covenant(A) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,

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16 Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
    according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.(A)

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16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(A)
    in your great mercy turn to me.

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23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them; he turned toward them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and would not destroy them, nor has he banished them from his presence until now.(A)

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23 But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant(A) with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy(B) them or banish them from his presence.(C)

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18 Whenever the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge, and he delivered them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge, for the Lord would be moved to pity by their groaning because of those who persecuted and oppressed them.

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18 Whenever the Lord raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved(A) them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived; for the Lord relented(B) because of their groaning(C) under those who oppressed and afflicted(D) them.

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71     that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors
    and has remembered his holy covenant,(A)

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71 salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(A)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(B)

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32 Although he causes grief, he will have compassion
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love;(A)

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32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
    so great is his unfailing love.(A)

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God’s Mercy Remembered

I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord,
    the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,
because of all that the Lord has done for us
    and the great favor to the house of Israel
that he has shown them according to his mercy,
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love.(A)

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Praise and Prayer

I will tell of the kindnesses(A) of the Lord,
    the deeds for which he is to be praised,
    according to all the Lord has done for us—
yes, the many good things(B)
    he has done for Israel,
    according to his compassion(C) and many kindnesses.

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13 Turn, O Lord! How long?
    Have compassion on your servants!(A)

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13 Relent, Lord! How long(A) will it be?
    Have compassion on your servants.(B)

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Psalm 51

Prayer for Cleansing and Pardon

To the leader. A Psalm of David, when the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

Have mercy on me, O God,
    according to your steadfast love;
according to your abundant mercy,
    blot out my transgressions.(A)

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Psalm 51[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David. When the prophet Nathan came to him after David had committed adultery with Bathsheba.(A)

Have mercy(B) on me, O God,
    according to your unfailing love;(C)
according to your great compassion(D)
    blot out(E) my transgressions.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 51:1 In Hebrew texts 51:1-19 is numbered 51:3-21.

40 “But if they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors—their treachery against me and also their continued hostility to me,(A) 41 so that I in turn was hostile to them and brought them into the land of their enemies—if, then, their uncircumcised heart is humbled and they make amends for their iniquity,(B) 42 then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.(C)

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40 “‘But if they will confess(A) their sins(B) and the sins of their ancestors(C)—their unfaithfulness and their hostility toward me, 41 which made me hostile(D) toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies—then when their uncircumcised hearts(E) are humbled(F) and they pay(G) for their sin, 42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob(H) and my covenant with Isaac(I) and my covenant with Abraham,(J) and I will remember the land.

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14 And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.(A)

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14 Then the Lord relented(A) and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

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The Lord relented concerning this;
    “This also shall not be,” said the Lord God.(A)

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So the Lord relented.(A)

“This will not happen either,” the Sovereign Lord said.(B)

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