The prayer closes with acknowledgment of mercy and righteousness

13And after all that has come upon us because of our evil deeds and our great guilt—though you, our God, have punished us less than our iniquities deserve and have given us such a remnant as this—

14Shall we again break your commandments and intermarry with the peoples of these abominations? Would you not be angry with us until you had consumed us, leaving no remnant or survivor?

15O Yahweh, God of Israel, you are righteous, for we have been left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before you in our guilt, for no one can stand before you because of this.