“ For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off.

“我为我的名暂且忍怒，为我的颂赞向你容忍，不将你剪除。

“我为我的名暂且忍怒，为了我的荣耀向你容忍，不将你剪除。

“我为我的名暂且忍怒，为了我的荣耀向你容忍，不将你剪除。

“我为了我的名，暂时忍怒；我为了我的荣耀，压住怒气，不消灭你。

为了我的名的缘故，我暂时不发怒；为了我的名誉的缘故，我向你忍耐；不把你剪除。

为我名的缘故，我忍住怒气；为了我当受的赞美，我向你忍怒，不把你剪除。

我為我的名暫且忍怒，為我的頌讚向你容忍，不將你剪除。

「我為我的名暫且忍怒，為了我的榮耀向你容忍，不將你剪除。

「我為我的名暫且忍怒，為了我的榮耀向你容忍，不將你剪除。

「我為了我的名，暫時忍怒；我為了我的榮耀，壓住怒氣，不消滅你。

為了我的名的緣故，我暫時不發怒；為了我的名譽的緣故，我向你忍耐；不把你剪除。

『為了我的名的緣故、我和緩了怒氣；為了我之得頌讚、我向你抑制了自己，不將你剪除掉。

為我名的緣故，我忍住怒氣；為了我當受的讚美，我向你忍怒，不把你剪除。

今緣我名、遲延我怒、為我聲譽、忍怒不發、免爾滅絕、

我怒不遽發、不滅絕爾者、正以彰我榮、

我為己名而怒不遽發、為己榮向爾懲忿、不滅絕爾、

For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.

For the honor of my own name I wait to show my anger. I hold it back from you so people will continue to praise me. I do not want to destroy you completely.

“ For my name’s sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off.

Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.

I will delay my anger for the sake of my name, and I will restrain myself for your benefit and for my praise, so that you will not be destroyed.

For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

I will delay My anger for the honor of My name, and I will restrain Myself for your benefit and for My praise, so that you will not be destroyed.

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.

But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;

Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have dealt with you for My name’s sake, not according to your wicked ways nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel,” says the Lord God.’”

But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.

For My own sake, for My own sake, I will do it; For how should My name be profaned? And I will not give My glory to another.

Nevertheless I withdrew My hand and acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.

‘ For I will defend this city, to save it For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.He will not always strive with us, Nor will He keep His anger forever.He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.

For the Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people.

For Your name’s sake, O Lord, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt.

Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate.O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

“ I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; And I will not remember your sins.

O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, Do it for Your name’s sake; For our backslidings are many, We have sinned against You.

Nevertheless He saved them for His name’s sake, That He might make His mighty power known.

Yet for many years You had patience with them, And testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets. Yet they would not listen; Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.Nevertheless in Your great mercy You did not utterly consume them nor forsake them; For You are God, gracious and merciful.

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear it, and surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great name?”

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him.

Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name’s sake!