You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
- BSB You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
- NKJV You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.
- NASB You withdrew all Your fury; You turned away from Your burning anger.
- NLT You held back your fury. You kept back your blazing anger.
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Quick answer
God turned away His wrath and the fierceness of His anger toward His people. His justified anger gave way to mercy.
Overview
Building on the forgiveness of v. 2, this verse describes the removal of God's righteous wrath against sin. It reflects the reality that pardon means the cessation of judgment. Ultimately this turning away of wrath is accomplished at the cross, where Christ bears the divine anger so that believers receive peace.
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- Deut 13:17Nothing of the devoted thing shall cling to your hand, that Yahweh may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show you mercy, and have compassion on you, and multiply you, as he has sworn to your fathers;
- Ps 106:23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.
- Isa 12:1In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
- Jonah 3:9Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?”
- Isa 6:7He touched my mouth with it, and said, “Behold, this has touched your lips; and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin forgiven.”
- Ps 78:38But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.
- Exod 32:22Aaron said, “Don’t let the anger of my lord grow hot. You know the people, that they are set on evil.
- Exod 32:11–12Moses begged Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, that you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?
- John 1:29The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Isa 54:7–10“For a small moment I have forsaken you; but with great mercies will I gather you.
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