Because they were his people, he remembered his covenant. Because of his great love, he felt sorry for them.

为他们记念他的约，照他丰盛的慈爱后悔。

为了他们，他记念自己的约，照他丰盛的慈爱改变心意，

为了他们，他记念自己的约，照他丰盛的慈爱改变心意，

祂没有忘记与他们立的约，因祂伟大无比的爱而怜悯他们。

他为他们的缘故记念他自己的约，照着他丰盛的慈爱回心转意。

为他们的缘故，记念自己的约，照着他丰盛的慈爱回心转意；

為他們記念他的約，照他豐盛的慈愛後悔。

為了他們，他記念自己的約，照他豐盛的慈愛改變心意，

為了他們，他記念自己的約，照他豐盛的慈愛改變心意，

祂沒有忘記與他們立的約，因祂偉大無比的愛而憐憫他們。

他為他們的緣故記念他自己的約，照著他豐盛的慈愛回心轉意。

於是他為了他們的緣故就記起他的約，照他堅愛之豐盛而後悔；

為他們的緣故，記念自己的約，照著他豐盛的慈愛回心轉意；

為之記憶其約、依其厚惠、而回厥意兮、

追念聖約、體恤倍至、矜憫靡涯兮。

向其追念己約、回心轉意、大發仁慈、

追念宿盟。不為已甚。

for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.

For their sake he remembered his covenant, and relented according to the abundance of his steadfast love.

He remembered his covenant with them and relented because of his unfailing love.

remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love.

And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His mercy.

And for their sake He remembered His covenant, And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.

And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

remembered His covenant with them, and relented according to the riches of His faithful love.

And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

He remembered his covenant with them, and relented because of his great loyal love.

He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.

He will keep his covenant forever. He will keep his promise for all time to come.

When the Lord gave them a leader, he was with that leader. The Lord saved the people from the power of their enemies. He did it as long as the leader lived. The Lord felt very sorry for the people. They groaned because of what their enemies did to them. Their enemies treated them badly.

Lord, answer me because your love is so good. Turn to me because you are so kind.

God, have mercy on me according to your faithful love. Because your love is so tender and kind, wipe out my lawless acts.

I will talk about the kind things the Lord has done. I’ll praise him for everything he’s done for us. He has done many good things for the nation of Israel. That’s because he loves us and is very kind to us.

Lord, please stop punishing us! How long will you keep it up? Be kind to us.

He might bring suffering. But he will also show loving concern. How great his faithful love is!

He has saved us from our enemies. We are rescued from all who hate us.He has been kind to our people of long ago. He has remembered his holy covenant.

“‘ But suppose you admit that both you and your people who lived before you have sinned. You admit the evil and dishonest things you have done against me. And you admit you have become my enemy.What you did made me become your enemy. I let your enemies take you into their land. But suppose you stop being stubborn. You stop being proud. And you pay for your sin.Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob. I will remember my covenant with Isaac. I will remember my covenant with Abraham. I will remember what I said to them about the land.

But the Lord helped Israel. He was tender and kind to them. He showed concern for them. He did all these things because of the covenant he had made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he hasn’t been willing to destroy Israel. And he hasn’t driven them out of his land.

So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” he said.

The Lord continues,“ People of Ephraim, how can I give you up? Israel, how can I hand you over to your enemies? Can I destroy you as I did the town of Admah? Can I treat you like Zeboyim? My heart is stirred inside me. It is filled with pity for you.

Then the Lord took pity on his people. He didn’t destroy them as he had said he would.

The angel reached his hand out to destroy Jerusalem. But the Lord stopped sending the plague. So he spoke to the angel who was making the people suffer. He said,“ That is enough! Do not kill any more people.” The angel of the Lord was at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

So the Lord had pity on them.“ I will let them continue for now,” the Lord and King said.

When the Lord hands down his sentence, it will be in his people’s favor. He will show deep concern for those who serve him.

The Lord will come to the aid of his people. He’ll show tender love to those who serve him. He will know when their strength is gone. He’ll see that no one at all is left.