You withheld all Your fury; You turned from Your burning anger.
Parallel translations
- WEB You have taken away all your wrath. You have turned from the fierceness of your anger.
- KJV Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine 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.
Cross-references & the web
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- Deut 13:17Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,
- Ps 106:23So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from destroying them.
- Isa 12:1In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Jonah 3:9Who knows? God may turn and relent; He may turn from His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
- Isa 6:7And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
- Ps 78:38And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.
- Exod 32:22“Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.
- Exod 32:11–12But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Isa 54:7–10“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back.
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