Psalms 78:36-40

³⁶But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue;

³⁷For their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

³⁸But he was merciful: he forgave the iniquity, and destroyed them not; but many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his fury:

³⁹And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.

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