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

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    let Israel hope in the Lord,
For with the Lord is mercy,
    with him is plenteous redemption,(A)

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The Lord is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in mercy.(A)

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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.