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The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
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He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.
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He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
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For as the heavens are high above the earth, So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
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As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
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As a father pities his children, So the Lord pities those who fear Him.
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For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.
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As for man, his days are like grass; As a flower of the field, so he flourishes.
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For the wind passes over it, and it is gone, And its place remembers it no more.
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But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children,
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To such as keep His covenant, And to those who remember His commandments to do them.