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Therefore there shall not be[aj] grief at their destruction, so much as joy over those to whom salvation is assured.”
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I answered and said, “I know, O Lord, that the Most High is now called merciful, because he has mercy on those who have not yet come into the world;
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and gracious, because he is gracious to those who turn in repentance to his law;
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and patient, because he shows patience toward those who have sinned, since they are his own creatures;
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and bountiful, because he would rather give than take away;[ak]
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