³¹ And in your abundant mercy you did not make an extermination of them+ or leave+ them; for you are a God* gracious+ and merciful.+

³⁸ But he was merciful;+ he would cover the error+ and not bring ruin.+

And many times he made his anger turn back,+

And he would not rouse up all his rage.

¹⁵ But you, O Jehovah,* are a God* merciful and gracious,+

Slow to anger+ and abundant in loving-kindness and trueness.*+

¹¹ “For I am with you,” is the utterance of Jehovah, “to save you;+ but I shall make an extermination among all the nations to which I have scattered you.+ However, in your case I shall make no extermination.+ And I shall have to correct you to the proper degree, as I shall by no means leave you unpunished.”+

¹⁸ Who is a God* like you,+ one pardoning error and passing over transgression+ of the remnant of his inheritance?+ He will certainly not hold onto his anger forever, for he is delighting in loving-kindness.*+

⁵⁰ and for generations after generations his mercy is upon those who fear him.+