Psalm 78:38-40

Amplified Bible

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[a]But He, the source of compassion and lovingkindness, forgave their wickedness and did not destroy them;
Many times He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
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For He [graciously] remembered that they were mere [human] flesh,
A wind that goes and does not return.

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How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!