19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
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Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-20)Here is, I. The prophet’s prayer to God to take care of his own people, and of their cause and interest, Mic. 7:14. When God is about to deliver his people he stirs up their friends to pray for them, and pours out a spirit of grace and supplication , Zech. 12:10. And when we see God coming towards us in ways of mercy, we must go forth to meet him by prayer. It is a prophetic prayer, which amounts…
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