"I alone am the LORD, the only one who can save you.

The LORD says, "Now, let's settle the matter. You are stained red with sin, but I will wash you as clean as snow. Although your stains are deep red, you will be as white as wool.

I have swept your sins away like a cloud. Come back to me; I am the one who saves you."

Close your eyes to my sins and wipe out all my evil.

When that time comes, no sin will be found in Israel and no wickedness in Judah, because I will forgive those people whose lives I have spared. I, the LORD, have spoken."

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!

"How does he dare talk like this? This is blasphemy! God is the only one who can forgive sins!"

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do,

Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.

I will defend this city and protect it, for the sake of my own honor and because of the promise I made to my servant David.' "

I knew that you couldn't be trusted, that you have always been known as a rebel. That is why you never heard of this at all, why no word of it ever came to your ears.

I have tested you in the fire of suffering, as silver is refined in a furnace. But I have found that you are worthless.

Forgive the sins and errors of my youth. In your constant love and goodness, remember me, LORD!

Keep your promise, LORD, and forgive my sins, for they are many.

Help us, O God, and save us; rescue us and forgive our sins for the sake of your own honor.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name, for in the presence of the people among whom they were living I had announced to Israel that I was going to lead them out of Egypt.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me lead Israel out of Egypt.

But I did not, since that would have brought dishonor to my name among the nations which had seen me bring Israel out of Egypt.

"Now then, give the Israelites the message that I, the Sovereign LORD, have for them: What I am going to do is not for the sake of you Israelites, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have disgraced in every country where you have gone.

Israel, I want you to know that I am not doing all this for your sake. I want you to feel the shame and disgrace of what you are doing. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken."

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

which he gave to us in such large measure! In all his wisdom and insight

Do not punish us for the sins of our ancestors. Have mercy on us now; we have lost all hope.

None of them will have to teach a neighbor to know the LORD, because all will know me, from the least to the greatest. I will forgive their sins and I will no longer remember their wrongs. I, the LORD, have spoken."

I will forgive their sins and will no longer remember their wrongs."

And then he says, "I will not remember their sins and evil deeds any longer."