2 Esdras 7:132-134

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

Ezra Appeals to God’s Mercy

^62 132 I answered and said, ‘I know, O Lord, that the Most High is now called merciful, because he has mercy on those who have not yet come into the world; ^63 133 and gracious, because he is gracious to those who turn in repentance to his law; ^64 134 and patient, because he shows patience towards those who have sinned, since they are his own creatures;