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# forgave their iniquity
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"forgave them even though they had done evil deeds"
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# held back his anger
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Asaph speaks of God's anger as if it were an angry person whom God held onto to keep him from attacking the one who had made him angry. Alternate translation: "did not punish them even though he was angry with them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# did not stir up all his wrath
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Asaph speaks of God's wrath as if it were a sleeping person whom God allowed to sleep and did not awaken. Alternate translation: "did not allow himself to become fully angry with them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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