37 Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant. 38 And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath. 39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
Psalms 78:37–39
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Psalms 106:44–46
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Psalms 78:55–57
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