who (A)keeps faithfulness for thousands, who forgives wrongdoing, violation of His Law, and sin; yet He (B)will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, (C)inflicting the [a]punishment of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”

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  1. Exodus 34:7 I.e., punishment for the wrongdoing

maintaining love to thousands,(A) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.(B) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;(C) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”(D)

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17 They refused to listen,
And (A)did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You performed among them;
So they became stubborn and (B)appointed a leader to return to their slavery in [a]Egypt.
But You are a God (C)of forgiveness,
Gracious and compassionate,
Slow to anger and abounding in [b]mercy;
And You did not abandon them.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:17 As in LXX and some Heb mss; MT their rebellion
  2. Nehemiah 9:17 Or faithfulness

17 They refused to listen and failed to remember(A) the miracles(B) you performed among them. They became stiff-necked(C) and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery.(D) But you are a forgiving God,(E) gracious and compassionate,(F) slow to anger(G) and abounding in love.(H) Therefore you did not desert them,(I)

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For You, Lord, are (A)good, and (B)ready to forgive,
And (C)abundant in mercy to all who call upon You.

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You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
    abounding in love(A) to all who call to you.

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(A)Let the wicked abandon his way,
And the unrighteous person his (B)thoughts;
And let him (C)return to the Lord,
And He will have (D)compassion on him,
And to our God,
For He will (E)abundantly pardon.

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Let the wicked forsake(A) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(B)
Let them turn(C) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(D) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(E)

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To the Lord our God belong (A)compassion and forgiveness, [a]because we have (B)rebelled against Him;

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  1. Daniel 9:9 Or though

The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving,(A) even though we have rebelled against him;(B)

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