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Lord, you are good and forgiving,
    most merciful to all who call on you.(A)

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

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15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
    slow to anger, abounding in mercy and truth.(A)

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15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious(A) God,
    slow to anger,(B) abounding(C) in love and faithfulness.(D)

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Merciful and gracious is the Lord,
    slow to anger, abounding in mercy.(A)

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The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(A)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.

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So the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: The Lord, the Lord, a God gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love and fidelity,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 34:6 Gracious…fidelity: this succinct poetic description of God is an often-repeated statement of belief (see Nm 14:18; Ps 103:8; 145:8; Jl 2:13; Jon 4:2). All the terms describe God’s relationship to the covenant people.

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,(B) abounding in love(C) and faithfulness,(D)

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11 For the Lord is compassionate and merciful;
    forgives sins and saves in time of trouble.

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