⁸ The Lord is ^(A)compassionate and gracious,
^(B)Slow to anger and abounding in mercy.
⁹ He ^(C)will not always contend with us,
Nor will He ^(D)keep His anger forever.
¹⁰ He has ^(E)not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor rewarded us according to our guilty deeds.
¹¹ For as high ^(F)as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who ^[a]fear Him.
¹² As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He ^(G)removed our wrongdoings from us.