Then David said to Gad, “I am in a great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of Adonai, for His mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man.”
Daniel 9:9 - Tree of Life Version The Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even 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 Catholic Public Domain Version But to you, the Lord our God, is mercy and atonement, for we have withdrawn from you, English Standard Version 2016 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him |
Then David said to Gad, “I am in a great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of Adonai, for His mercies are great, and let me not fall into the hand of man.”
“So listen to the supplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, when they pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and when You hear, forgive!
Nevertheless, in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them or abandon them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.
O Israel, wait for Adonai. For with Adonai there is lovingkindness, and with Him is full redemption,
But You, my Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, full of love and truth.
For You, my Lord, are good, and ready to forgive and full of mercy to all who call upon You.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous one his thoughts, let him return to Adonai, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
I will remember the lovingkindnesses of Adonai, the praises of Adonai, according to all that Adonai has granted us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has granted them according to His compassion, and according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
Though our iniquities testify against us, Adonai, act for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings are many. We have sinned against You.
“But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not walk in My statutes. They rejected My judgments, which if a man does, he will live by them. They greatly profaned My Shabbatot. Then I resolved to pour out My fury on them in the wilderness to consume them.
we have sinned; we have committed iniquity; we have acted wickedly; we have rebelled; we have turned away from Your mitzvot and from Your rulings.
We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, our leaders and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
“‘You Lord are righteousness, but shame covers our face to this day—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries where you have banished them—because they behaved unfaithfully toward you.
Adonai, shame covers our face—our kings, our leaders, our fathers—because we have sinned against you.
So he prayed to Adonai and said, “Please, Lord, was not this what I said when I was still in my own country? That’s what I anticipated, fleeing to Tarshish—for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and full of kindness, and relenting over calamity.