But it was not the LORD's purpose to destroy Israel completely and forever, so he rescued them through King Jeroboam II.

The LORD answered, "I will make all my splendor pass before you and in your presence I will pronounce my sacred name. I am the LORD, and I show compassion and pity on those I choose.

The LORD then passed in front of him and called out, "I, the LORD, am a God who is full of compassion and pity, who is not easily angered and who shows great love and faithfulness.

I keep my promise for thousands of generations and forgive evil and sin; but I will not fail to punish children and grandchildren to the third and fourth generation for the sins of their parents."

So they got rid of their foreign gods and worshiped the LORD; and he became troubled over Israel's distress.

And yet, because your mercy is great, you did not forsake or destroy them. You are a gracious and merciful God!

But you, O Lord, are a merciful and loving God, always patient, always kind and faithful.

And yet the LORD is waiting to be merciful to you. He is ready to take pity on you because he always does what is right. Happy are those who put their trust in the LORD.

You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. The LORD is compassionate, and when you cry to him for help, he will answer you.

But after I have taken them away, I will have mercy on them; I will bring each nation back to its own land and to its own country.

He may bring us sorrow, but his love for us is sure and strong.

There is no other god like you, O LORD; you forgive the sins of your people who have survived. You do not stay angry forever, but you take pleasure in showing us your constant love.

You will be merciful to us once again. You will trample our sins underfoot and send them to the bottom of the sea!

who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them.

LORD my God, I am your servant. Listen to my prayer, and grant the requests I make to you today.

I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!

Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you."

I will make my covenant with you and give you many descendants."

"I make this covenant with you: I promise that you will be the ancestor of many nations.

I am the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." So Moses covered his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

Then the LORD said, "I have seen how cruelly my people are being treated in Egypt; I have heard them cry out to be rescued from their slave drivers. I know all about their sufferings,

Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Remember the solemn promise you made to them to give them as many descendants as there are stars in the sky and to give their descendants all that land you promised would be their possession forever."

So the LORD changed his mind and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

I will remember my covenant with Jacob and with Isaac and with Abraham, and I will renew my promise to give my people the land.

The LORD will rescue his people when he sees that their strength is gone. He will have mercy on those who serve him, when he sees how helpless they are.

"O God, our God, how great you are! How terrifying, how powerful! You faithfully keep your covenant promises. From the time when Assyrian kings oppressed us, even till now, how much we have suffered! Our kings, our leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors, and all our people have suffered. Remember how much we have suffered!

He will keep his covenant forever, his promises for a thousand generations.

You will show your faithfulness and constant love to your people, the descendants of Abraham and of Jacob, as you promised our ancestors long ago.

He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors, and has come to the help of his servant Israel.

He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!"

He said he would show mercy to our ancestors and remember his sacred covenant.

With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear,

The LORD was angry with the Israelites and banished them from his sight, leaving only the kingdom of Judah.

The LORD became so angry with the people of Jerusalem and Judah that he banished them from his sight.

Do not banish me from your presence; do not take your holy spirit away from me.

"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and from his glorious might,

Then the LORD said, "I will not allow people to live forever; they are mortal. From now on they will live no longer than 120 years."