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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 103, Verse 9

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The LORD [is] merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
King James Version
He will not always chide: neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.
American Standard Version
He will not always chide; Neither will he keep [his anger] for ever.
New English Translation
He does not always accuse, and does not stay angry.
World English Bible
He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.
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He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
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For as the heaven is high above the earth, [so] great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
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As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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Like as a father pitieth [his] children, [so] the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
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For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we [are] dust.
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[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
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For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
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But the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
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To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
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The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.