Psalms 78:32-40

32In spite of all this, they continued to sin, and they no longer believed in his miracles.

33He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. He brought their years to an end in terror.

34When he killed ⌞some of⌟ them, ⌞the rest⌟ searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.

35They remembered that God was their rock, that the Most High was their defender.

36They flattered him with their mouths and lied to him with their tongues.

37Their hearts were not loyal to him. They were not faithful to his promise.

38But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.

39He remembered that they were only flesh and blood, a breeze that blows and does not return.

40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!