Psalms 78:34-41

³⁴When he slew them, they sought him; They returned, and sought earnestly for God;

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

³⁶But they only flattered him with their mouths, And spake falsely to him with their tongues.

³⁷For their hearts were not true to him, Nor were they steadfast in his covenant.

³⁸Yet, being full of compassion, he forgave their iniquity, And would not utterly destroy them; Often he restrained his indignation, And stirred not up all his anger.

³⁹He remembered that they were but flesh,—A breath, that passeth and cometh not back.

⁴⁰How often did they provoke him in the wilderness! How often did they anger him in the desert!

⁴¹Again and again they tempted God, And offended the Holy One of Israel.