¹² as far as the east is from the west,
    so far has he removed our transgressions^(A) from us.

¹⁷ Surely it was for my benefit^(A)
    that I suffered such anguish.^(B)
In your love you kept me
    from the pit^(C) of destruction;
you have put all my sins^(D)
    behind your back.^(E)

¹⁸ Who is a God^(A) like you,
    who pardons sin^(B) and forgives^(C) the transgression
    of the remnant^(D) of his inheritance?^(E)
You do not stay angry^(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.^(G)

¹⁹ You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities^(A) into the depths of the sea.^(B)