¹⁷ They refused to listen
and did not remember your wonders
which you performed among them.^(A)
They became stiff-necked and appointed a leader
to return to their slavery in Egypt.^[a](B)
But you are a forgiving God,
gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love,^(C)
and you did not abandon them.

¹⁵ But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love and truth.^(A)

⁸ The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in faithful love.^(A)

⁴ For your faithful love is higher than the heavens,
and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.^(A)

¹³ Tear your hearts,^(A)
not just your clothes,^(B)
and return to the Lord your God.
For he is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger, abounding in faithful love,
and he relents from sending disaster.^(C)