17 they shall lick the dust like a serpent,like the crawling things of the earth; they shall come trembling out of their strongholds; they shall turn in dread to the Lord our God,and they shall be in fear of you.
18 Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquityand passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever,because he delights in steadfast love.
19 He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sinsinto the depths of the sea.
20 You will show faithfulness to Jacoband steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathersfrom the days of old.