38 But He, being (A)compassionate, [a](B)forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them;
And often He [b](C)restrained His anger
And did not arouse all His wrath.
39 Thus (D)He remembered that they were but (E)flesh,
A [c](F)wind that passes and does not return.

40 How often they (G)rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And (H)grieved Him in the (I)desert!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:38 Lit covered over, atoned for
  2. Psalm 78:38 Lit turned away
  3. Psalm 78:39 Or breath