Then the whole assembly sent word to the Benjaminites who were at Rimmon Rock and offered to end the war.

He does not keep on rebuking; he is not angry forever.

He does not punish us as we deserve or repay us according to our sins and wrongs.

If the LORD Almighty had not let some of the people survive, Jerusalem would have been totally destroyed, just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.

My people cry out to me, 'Even though our sins accuse us, help us, LORD, as you have promised. We have turned away from you many times; we have sinned against you.

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

O LORD, I have heard of what you have done, and I am filled with awe. Now do again in our times the great deeds you used to do. Be merciful, even when you are angry.