“Who is a God
Like you?
You pardon iniquity.
You pass over
The transgressions
Of the remnant
Of your possessions.
He does not retain
His anger forever,
Because he delights
In showing clemency.
He will again have compassion
Upon us.
He will tread
Our iniquities
Under foot.
You will cast all our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
You will show faithfulness
To Jacob.
You will show
Unswerving loyalty
To Abraham,
As you have sworn
To our ancestors,
From the days of old.”
This Book of Micah ends with this psalm of praise to Yahweh, while asking for his mercy. There is no other God like Yahweh, who has pardoned iniquity. He has let go of the transgressions of his people. His anger was short lived, because he delighted in granting clemency, since he had compassion for them. He has stamped on and thrown out all their sins. He has shown faithfulness and loyalty to Jacob and Abraham, just as he did to all their ancestors in the good old days. Notice the change from the descriptive “he” to the more intimate “you”.
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