Then the LORD passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The LORD , the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth; who keeps lovingkindness for thousands, who forgives iniquity, transgression and sin; yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, visiting the iniquity of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations . . . you shall not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God . . . ” (Exodus 34:6-7, 14, NASB)
On Mount Sinai, God appeared to Moses, per Moses’ request, but God wouldn’t let Moses see His face, for no man can see God’s face and live! As He was passing by, Moses hid in the cleft of the rock, and God put His hand over Moses’ eyes. At the same time, per the passage above, God tells Moses a little about Himself, also at Moses’ request.
God proclaims Himself to be compassionate; gracious (“gracious” means filled with grace; grace is the unmerited favor of God, meaning we can do nothing to earn His favor); He’s “slow to anger”; He’s also “abounding in lovingkindness and truth” (in fact, He “keeps lovingkindness for thousands”; He’s the only One capable of Truth); He forgives iniquity, transgression and sin” to those who ask Him; but He punishes those transgressors who don’t seek His forgiveness; and God is jealous for our affection (in fact, one of His names is “Jealous”; He always tells the Israelites, “you shall not worship any other god”).
King David repeats God’s attributes in Psalm 103: “The Lord is compassionate and gracious, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.” (v. 8) I praise God for His compassion, grace, love, and forgiveness!