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You were judging them little by little to give them an opportunity to change their hearts and minds. You did so even though you knew full well that they were wicked from their birth, that their natural inclination was to evil, and that they would never change their minds.
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Their genetic character was cursed from the start. You didn't grant them immunity for their sins out of concern for anyone's opinion.
12
After all, who will question what you have done? Who will oppose your decision? Who will accuse you of destroying peoples that you yourself created? Who will come and stand before you as the champion of those who have done wrong?
13
There's no god, other than you, caring for everyone. There's no one to whom you must prove that your judgments are right.
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There's no king or ruler who's able to challenge you concerning those whom you punished.
15
You always do what's right. You've always governed all things correctly. You'd consider it a crime against yourself to destroy someone who didn't deserve to be cut down.
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Your strength is the very origin of doing the right thing. Because you rule over all, you spare all.
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You show your strength to those who doubt how powerful you really are. You condemn the pride of those who should know better than to doubt you.
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Still, though you rule absolutely, you exercise careful judgment. You govern us with amazing restraint. If you wanted to, you could do anything you wished.
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By your actions, you taught your people that those who do what is right must always want what is best for others. Your sons and daughters saw that you give to those who have sinned a chance to change their hearts and minds. In this way you encouraged them.
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They knew if you gave their enemies the opportunity to free themselves from evil, punishing them with such care, and even letting them go free when they clearly deserved death,