Compare Proverbs 15:8. By mercy and truth, not by sacrifices and burnt offerings, iniquity is purged, atoned for, expiated. The t…

Mercy and truth.— See above on Proverbs 3:3. Mercy and truth cannot, of course, in themselves purge iniquity, only so far…

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged
Or "expiated" ^F4, and atoned for: not by the mercy and truth of men…

By the mercy and truth of God in Christ Jesus, the sins of believers are taken away, and the power of sin is broken.