He said,"IfnowI have foundfavorin Your sight,O Lord,I pray,let the Lordgoalong in our midst,eventhoughthe peopleare so obstinate,and pardonour iniquityand our sin,and takeus as Your own possession."
For the LORDhas chosenJacobfor Himself, Israelfor His own possession.
For Your name'ssake,O LORD,Pardonmy iniquity,for it is great.
SaveYour peopleand blessYour inheritance;Be their shepherdalso, and carrythem forever.
Blessedis the nationwhoseGodis the LORD,The peoplewhom He has chosenfor His own inheritance.
He also deliveredHis peopleto the sword,And was filledwith wrathat His inheritance.
For the LORDwill not abandonHis people,Norwill He forsakeHis inheritance.
Nowthen, ifyou will indeedobeyMy voiceand keepMy covenant,then you shall be My own possessionamongallthe peoples,for allthe earthis Mine;
The LORDsaidto Moses,"I have seenthispeople,and behold,they are an obstinatepeople.
Then Mosessaidto the LORD,"See,You sayto me, 'Bringup thispeople!'But You Yourselfhave not let me knowwhomYou will sendwith me. Moreover, You have said,'I have knownyou by name,and you have alsofoundfavorin My sight.'
who keepslovingkindnessfor thousands,who forgivesiniquity,transgressionand sin;yet He will by nomeansleave[the guilty] unpunished,visitingthe iniquityof fatherson the childrenand on the grandchildrento the thirdand fourthgenerations."
"BecauseI knowthat you are obstinate,And your neckis an ironsinewAnd your foreheadbronze,
The portionof Jacobis not like these;For the Makerof allis He, And Israelis the tribeof His inheritance;The LORDof hostsis His name.
Whois a GodlikeYou, who pardonsiniquityAnd passesoverthe rebelliousactof the remnantof His possession?He does not retainHis angerforever,BecauseHe delightsin unchanginglove.
"The LORDwill possessJudahas His portionin the holyland,and will againchooseJerusalem.
"Pardon,I pray,the iniquityof thispeopleaccording to the greatnessof Your lovingkindness,justas You also have forgiventhispeople,from Egypteven untilnow."
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
"For the LORD'Sportionis His people;Jacobis the allotmentof His inheritance.
"But the LORDhas takenyou and broughtyou out of the ironfurnace,from Egypt,to be a peoplefor His own possession,as today.
"I felldownbeforethe LORD,as at the first,fortydaysand nights;I neitheratebreadnordrankwater,becauseof allyour sinwhichyou had committedin doingwhatwas evilin the sightof the LORDto provokeHim to anger.
"I prayedto the LORDand said,'O LordGOD,do not destroyYour people,even Your inheritance,whomYou have redeemedthrough Your greatness,whomYou have broughtout of Egyptwith a mightyhand.
Yet they are Your people,even Your inheritance,whomYou have broughtout by Your greatpowerand Your outstretchedarm.'
