Psalm 78:32-39
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
32 In spite of all this they went on sinning,
they did not believe in his wonders.
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33 God ended their days abruptly,
their years in sudden death.
34 When he slew them, they began to seek him;
they again looked for God.(A)
35 They remembered[a] that God was their rock,
God Most High, their redeemer.
36 But they deceived him with their mouths,
lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their hearts were not constant toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.(B)
38 [b]But God being compassionate forgave their sin;
he did not utterly destroy them.
Time and again he turned back his anger,
unwilling to unleash all his rage.(C)
39 He remembered that they were flesh,
a breath that passes on and does not return.
Footnotes
- 78:35 Remembered: invoked God publicly in worship. Their words were insincere (Ps 78:36).
- 78:38 God is always ready to forgive and begin anew, as in choosing Zion and David (Ps 78:65–72).
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