Isaiah 57:16
For I will not accuse you forever,
What it says
God will not contend forever, lest the human spirit He made fail under perpetual wrath.
What it is doing
This verse explains why divine anger gives way to mercy for the humbled.
In context
14And it will be said, 15For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, 16For I will not accuse you forever, 17I was enraged by his sinful greed, 18I have seen his ways, 19bringing praise to their lips. 20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, 21“There is no peace,” says my God,