JUSTIFIED BY MERCY. Not by argument or retribution, not by extracting the last farthing, not by tit for tat. Only by the mercy of God. This is what my heart needs to know. Mercy will set things right. PSALM 51:3–4 [1–2] 3חָנֵּנִי אֱלֹהִים כְּחַסְדֶּךָ כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ מְחֵה פְשָׁעָי׃ 4הֶרֶב כַּבְּסֵנִי מֵעֲוֹנַי וּמֵחַטָּאתִי טַהֲרֵנִי׃ חָנֵּנִי v.2.m.s.impv.Q. [חנן] + 1.com.s.pr.sf.; רַחֲמֶיךָ (mercy); מְחֵה (wipe away); הֶרֶב read as v.
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