And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.
Ver. 45. And he remembered for them his covenant] Which could not be vacated or abolished by the wickedness of men, but stood firm and inviolable, inasmuch as God is faithful and merciful.
And repented] That is, changed his severity into clemency. God's repentance is not a change of his will, but of his work, Mutatio rei, non Dei.