Nehemiah 9:16-17

16But they and our fathers became arrogant and stiff-necked and did not obey Your commandments.17They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt.1 But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.