PSALMS 78:36-40

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

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

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

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

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