Psalms 78:38 WBT

³⁶  Nevertheless they flattered him with their mouth, and they lied to him with their tongues.

³⁷  For their heart was not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his covenant.

³⁸  But he, [being] full of compassion, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: yes, many a time he turned his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

³⁹  For he remembered that they [were but] flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

⁴⁰  How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, [and] grieve him in the desert!