⁸ The Lord is compassionate and gracious,^(A)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.
⁹ He will not always accuse,
    nor will he harbor his anger forever;^(B)
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve^(C)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.
¹¹ For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his love^(D) for those who fear him;^(E)
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions^(F) from us.

¹³ As a father has compassion^(G) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;

²⁵ “I, even I, am he who blots out
    your transgressions,^(A) for my own sake,^(B)
    and remembers your sins^(C) no more.^(D)

²² I have swept away^(A) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return^(B) to me,
    for I have redeemed^(C) you.”

¹⁸ Who is a God^(A) like you,
    who pardons sin^(B) and forgives^(C) the transgression
    of the remnant^(D) of his inheritance?^(E)
You do not stay angry^(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.^(G)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities^(H) into the depths of the sea.^(I)