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

¹⁷ Surely it was for my benefit^(A)
    that I suffered such anguish.^(B)
In your love you kept me
    from the pit^(C) of destruction;
you have put all my sins^(D)
    behind your back.^(E)

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)

³⁴ No longer will they teach^(A) their neighbor,
    or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’
because they will all know^(B) me,
    from the least of them to the greatest,”
declares the Lord.
“For I will forgive^(C) their wickedness
    and will remember their sins^(D) no more.”