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

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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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Merciful and gracious is the Lord,
    slow to anger, 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.

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

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