“ For my name’s sake I defer my anger; for the sake of my praise I restrain it for you, that I may not cut you off.

“我为我的名暂且忍怒，为我的颂赞向你容忍，不将你剪除。

“我为我的名暂且忍怒，为了我的荣耀向你容忍，不将你剪除。

“我为我的名暂且忍怒，为了我的荣耀向你容忍，不将你剪除。

“我为了我的名，暂时忍怒；我为了我的荣耀，压住怒气，不消灭你。

为了我的名的缘故，我暂时不发怒；为了我的名誉的缘故，我向你忍耐；不把你剪除。

为我名的缘故，我忍住怒气；为了我当受的赞美，我向你忍怒，不把你剪除。

我為我的名暫且忍怒，為我的頌讚向你容忍，不將你剪除。

「我為我的名暫且忍怒，為了我的榮耀向你容忍，不將你剪除。

「我為我的名暫且忍怒，為了我的榮耀向你容忍，不將你剪除。

「我為了我的名，暫時忍怒；我為了我的榮耀，壓住怒氣，不消滅你。

為了我的名的緣故，我暫時不發怒；為了我的名譽的緣故，我向你忍耐；不把你剪除。

『為了我的名的緣故、我和緩了怒氣；為了我之得頌讚、我向你抑制了自己，不將你剪除掉。

為我名的緣故，我忍住怒氣；為了我當受的讚美，我向你忍怒，不把你剪除。

今緣我名、遲延我怒、為我聲譽、忍怒不發、免爾滅絕、

我怒不遽發、不滅絕爾者、正以彰我榮、

我為己名而怒不遽發、為己榮向爾懲忿、不滅絕爾、

For my own name’s sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely.

For the honor of my own name I wait to show my anger. I hold it back from you so people will continue to praise me. I do not want to destroy you completely.

Yet for my own sake and for the honor of my name, I will hold back my anger and not wipe you out.

I will delay my anger for the sake of my name, and I will restrain myself for your benefit and for my praise, so that you will not be destroyed.

For the sake of My name I delay My wrath, And for My praise I restrain it for you, In order not to cut you off.

“ For My name’s sake I will defer My anger, And for My praise I will restrain it from you, So that I do not cut you off.

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

I will delay My anger for the honor of My name, and I will restrain Myself for your benefit and for My praise, so that you will not be destroyed.

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

For the sake of my reputation I hold back my anger; for the sake of my prestige I restrain myself from destroying you.

For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.

Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.

And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord God.”

But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.

But I withheld my hand and acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out.

For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake and for the sake of my servant David.”

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.He does not deal with us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our iniquities.

For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!

For the Lord will not forsake his people, for his great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you a people for himself.

For your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my guilt, for it is great.

But I acted for the sake of my name, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the nations among whom they lived, in whose sight I made myself known to them in bringing them out of the land of Egypt.

Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate.O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name.”

“ I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.

“ Though our iniquities testify against us, act, O Lord, for your name’s sake; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.

Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make known his mighty power.

Many years you bore with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they would not give ear. Therefore you gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.Nevertheless, in your great mercies you did not make an end of them or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it and will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. And what will you do for your great name?”

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of your name; deliver us, and atone for our sins, for your name’s sake!