Psalms 78:38-48

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.

41Many times they tested God, the Holy One of Israel, so that he was very upset.

42They forgot about his great power, and how he rescued them from their enemies.

43He did powerful miracles in Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

44He caused the Egyptians' rivers to become blood, so that they could not drink water from them.

45He sent large numbers of flies to bite them. He sent frogs that destroyed their land.

46He caused locusts to eat their crops, and everything that grew in their fields.

47He destroyed their vines with hail. He destroyed their fig trees with frost.

48He sent hail to kill their cows. He sent lightning to kill their other animals.