Surat Al A`raf: (154-155)

{وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَن مُّوسَى الْغَضَبُ أَخَذَ الأَلْوَاحَ وَفِي نُسْخَتِهَا هُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِرَبِّهِمْ يَرْهَبُونَ} [الأعراف : 154] 

154- When Moses calmed down, he picked up the tablets of the Torah which he threw. The tablets were full of the truth, guidance for the people from aberration, mercy for them of torment, and guidance for them to goodness and reform. All these favors were given to those who fear Allah and love to follow His Guidance and subject to His Rulings.

{وَاخْتَارَ مُوسَى قَوْمَهُ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلاً لِّمِيقَاتِنَا فَلَمَّا أَخَذَتْهُمُ الرَّجْفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوْ شِئْتَ أَهْلَكْتَهُم مِّن قَبْلُ وَإِيَّايَ أَتُهْلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ السُّفَهَاء مِنَّا إِنْ هِيَ إِلاَّ فِتْنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَاء وَتَهْدِي مَن تَشَاء أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ} [الأعراف : 155]

155- Moses chose seventy men from the Children of Israel and appointed a fixed time for them to come, perhaps, to declare repentance and ask for forgiveness for the Children of Israel. However, they asked to see Allah to believe in Moses and the ordinances which were written in the tablets. Thereupon, they were inflicted by the shake and thunder, so Prophet Moses directed to his Lord in submission and reverence so that Allah would lift His Wrath and Anger from them. He said: O Allah, our Lord, if You had wanted to destroy them before, You would have done so at the hand of the Pharaoh or when they worshipped the calf, but You forgave and bestowed mercy upon them. So, pardon them and me by Your Favor.

O Allah, would you destroy us with what the fools had committed: Worshipping the calf or their stubbornness and bad manner in dealing with Your Glory and Greatness?! That had happened to them was just infliction and test from You by which You guided whomever you want of them and protected them, whereas You misled others. O Allah, You are our aid, protector, and disposer of our affairs, so forgive to us what we have done and bestow mercy on us by Your Mercy, for You are the best of forgivers and no one forgives sins but You.

It contains Moses' plea for the mercy and kindness of Allah as well as freeing himself from the action of the fools.