David answered Gad, ‘I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because his mercies are great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.’
Daniel 9:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Compassion and forgiveness belong to the Lord our God, though we have rebelled against him Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To the Lord our God belong mercy and loving-kindness and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against Him; American Standard Version (1901) To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveness; for we have rebelled against him; Common English Bible Compassion and deep forgiveness belong to my Lord, our God, because we rebelled against him. Catholic Public Domain Version But to you, the Lord our God, is mercy and atonement, for we have withdrawn from you, English Standard Version 2016 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him |
David answered Gad, ‘I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because his mercies are great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.’
Hear the petition of your servant and your people Israel, which they pray towards this place. May you hear in your dwelling place in heaven. May you hear and forgive.
However, in your abundant compassion, you did not destroy them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and compassionate God.
Let the wicked one abandon his way and the sinful one his thoughts; let him return to the Lord, so that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will freely forgive.
I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us – even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
Though our iniquities testify against us, Lord, act for your name’s sake. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we have sinned against you.
‘ “But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not follow my statutes and they rejected my ordinances #– #the person who does them will live by them. They also completely profaned my Sabbaths. So I considered pouring out my wrath on them in the wilderness to put an end to them.
we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from your commands and ordinances.
We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, leaders, ancestors, and all the people of the land.
Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel #– #those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where you have banished them because of the disloyalty they have shown towards you.
Lord, public shame belongs to us, our kings, our leaders, and our ancestors, because we have sinned against you.
He prayed to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own country? That’s why I fled towards Tarshish in the first place. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in faithful love, and one who relents from sending disaster.