Psalms 78:32-40

32In spite of this they still sinned, And did not believe in His wondrous works.

33Therefore their days He consumed in futility, And their years in fear.

34When He slew them, then they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God.

35Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.

36Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, And they lied to Him with their tongue;

37For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

38But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;

39For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.

40How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!