Your testimony is very reliable. Moses said before the Lord, "Master of the Universe, humble the voice of the Torah and raise the voice of Your House, and elevate the voice of the wicked. If You do so, Your House will be a holy abode for all time." Solomon built it and Ezra built it again after it was destroyed, but now it will stand forever.
Rabbi Simon said there are thirteen attributes of mercy, as it says, "The Lord, the Lord, compassionate and gracious." Rav said there are eleven, and the rabbis said there are ten. As to which one to bow down to, Rav Hisda said it is for the attribute of kindness, as it says, "Moses quickly bowed down to the ground in homage" (Exodus 34:8). Rabbi Eliezer ben Jacob said it is for the attribute of patience, and the rabbis said it is for the attribute of mercy.
Rabbi Isaac said Moses asked the Lord, "Why does a person sin, yet You do not immediately punish him?" The Lord said to him, "Moses, you should not have asked this question. I have not revealed to you My ways, yet you ask such a question? I swear by My life that you will need this knowledge."
Moses persisted until the Lord said, "I have forgiven them as you have asked" (Numbers 14:20). Moses then said, "Now let the power of the Lord be great, as You have promised, saying, 'The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in kindness.'" Rabbi Haggai said he went down to Daflesit in Tiberias and heard the congregation there say, "Your testimony is very reliable." One might think that just as the Lord is patient with the wicked, He is also patient with the righteous. Therefore, it says, "To God, vengeance belongs."