The Lord's Justice and Abundant Mercy

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The LORD executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.

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He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the children of Israel.

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The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

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He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

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He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us for our iniquities.

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For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness 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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Like a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him.

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For he knows how we are made. 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. Its place remembers it no more.

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But the LORD’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;

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to those who keep his covenant, to those who remember to obey his precepts.