If we have sinned seriously but have taken the necessary steps to show that we have really repented, we can draw comfort from the psalmist’s words: “He [Jehovah] has not done to us even according to our sins; nor according to our errors has he brought upon us what we deserve.
برعکس ،‏ می‌توانیم از سخنان دلگرم‌کنندهٔ مزمورنویس قوّت قلب بگیریم که گفت :‏ ‹ یَهُوَه با ما موافق گناهان ما عمل ننموده ،‏ و به ما به حسب خطایای ما جزا نداده است .‏