Psalms 78:31-37

³¹the wrath of God rose against them. He slew the stoutest among them, and laid low the young men of Israel.

³²Yet for all this they sinned yet more, and refused to believe in his wonders.

³³So he ended their days in a breath, and their years in sudden dismay.

³⁴When he slew them, then they sought after him, they turned and sought God with diligence.

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

³⁶But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.

³⁷Their heart was not steady with him, they were faithless to his covenant.