7. He made known his ways to Moses,his deeds to the people of Israel:
8. the Lord is compassionate and gracious,slow to anger, abounding in love.
9. He will not always accuse,nor will he harbour his anger for ever;
10. he does not treat us as our sins deserveor repay us according to our iniquities.
11. For as high as the heavens are above the earth,so great is his love for those who fear him;
12. as far as the east is from the west,so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13. As a father has compassion on his children,so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14. for he knows how we are formed,he remembers that we are dust.
15. The life of mortals is like grass,they flourish like a flower of the field;
16. the wind blows over it and it is gone,and its place remembers it no more.
17. But from everlasting to everlastingthe Lord’s love is with those who fear him,and his righteousness with their children’s children –