38  Yet he, being compassionate,

^vatoned for their iniquity

and did not destroy them;

he restrained his anger often

and did not stir up all his wrath.

15  But you, O Lord, are a God ^hmerciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

7  He ^amade known his ways to Moses,

his acts to the people of Israel.

8  The Lord is ^bmerciful and gracious,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

9  ^cHe will not always chide,

nor will he keep his anger forever.

10  He does not deal with us according to our sins,

nor repay us according to our iniquities.

11  For ^das high ^eas the heavens are above the earth,

so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;

12  as far as the east is from the west,

so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

13  ^fAs a father shows compassion to his children,

so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

14  For he knows our frame;¹

he ^gremembers that we are ^hdust.