Psalms 78:32-40

32Even when this happened, the people continued to do bad things. When God had done these miracles, they still did not trust him to help them.

33So he made their lives end quickly, like a breath. They became very afraid.

34When God killed some of them, the other people turned to God. They were sorry and they prayed to him.

35They remembered that God was their strong Rock. They remembered that the Most High God was their Redeemer.

36But they deceived him with their words. What they said to him was lies.

37They did not really trust him. They did not obey the covenant that he had made with them.

38But God was kind to them, and he forgave them for their sins. He did not destroy them. Many times he was patient, and he did not become angry with them.

39He remembered that they were weak and human, like a wind that blows away and does not return.

40When the Israelite people were in the wilderness, they often turned against God. That caused God to be very sad.