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# Call to mind
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This is an idiom. This does not mean God forgot something. The writer is asking God to think about and consider his acts of compassion and faithfulness. Alternate translation: "Remember" or "Think about" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])
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# your acts of compassion and of covenant faithfulness
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The abstract nouns "compassion" and "faithfulness" can be stated as adjectives. Alternate translation: "how you have been compassionate and faithful to your covenant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# for they have always existed
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Here "they" personifies God's compassion and covenant faithfulness. Alternate translation: "for that is how you have always been" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-personification]])
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