Psalms 78:38-44 in English

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.

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

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

⁴¹ And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But 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.

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!

⁴¹ Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

⁴³ How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

⁴⁴ And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

³⁸ But 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.

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!

⁴¹ Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

⁴³ How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

⁴⁴ And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

³⁸ But 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.

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

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

⁴¹ And they turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary.

⁴³ How he set his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;

⁴⁴ And turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, that they could not drink.

³⁸ But God was merciful to his people. He forgave them for having sinned and did not get rid of them. Many times he refrained from becoming angry with them and restrained from furiously/severely punishing them MTY.

³⁹ He remembered/considered that they were only humans who die; they disappear quickly SIM, like a wind that blows by and then is gone.

⁴⁰ Many times our ancestors rebelled against God in the desert and caused him to become very sad.

⁴¹ Many times they did evil things, to find out if they could do those things without God punishing them. They frequently caused the holy God of Israel to become disgusted/sad.

⁴² They forgot about his great power, and they ◄forgot/did not think► about the time when he rescued them from their enemies.

⁴³ They forgot about when he performed many miracles in the area near Zoan city in Egypt.

⁴⁴ He caused the Nile River (OR, their sources of water) to become red like blood, with the result that the people of Egypt had no water to drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

³⁹ So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.

⁴⁰ How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

⁴¹ Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;

⁴³ How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;

⁴⁴ So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams.

³⁸ But 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:

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

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

⁴¹ And they turned again and tempted God, and grieved the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, the day when he delivered them from the oppressor,

⁴³ How he set his signs in Egypt, and his miracles in the field of Zoan;

⁴⁴ And turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, that they could not drink;

³⁸ But being compassionate he pardoned their guilt and did not destroy all of them. He often held back his anger—he did not pour out all his fury.

³⁹ He remembered their mortality—that they were like a puff of wind that would not return.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, giving him grief in the desert!

⁴¹ Again and again they provoked God, causing pain to the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They did not remember his strength when he rescued them from their oppressors,

⁴³ performing miracles in Egypt, doing wonderful things on the plain of Zoan.

⁴⁴ There he turned their rivers and their streams into blood so that no one could drink from them.

³⁸ Yet he being merciful forgaue their iniquitie, and destroied them not, but oft times called backe his anger, and did not stirre vp all his wrath.

³⁹ For he remembered that they were flesh: yea, a winde that passeth and commeth not againe.

⁴⁰ How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernes? and grieue him in the desert?

⁴¹ Yea, they returned, and tempted God, and limited the Holie one of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he deliuered them from the enemie,

⁴³ Nor him that set his signes in Egypt, and his wonders in the fielde of Zoan,

⁴⁴ And turned their riuers into blood, and their floods, that they could not drinke.

³⁸ But He, being full of compassion, forgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth not; yea, many a time doth He turn His anger away, and doth not stir up all His wrath.

³⁹ So He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

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

⁴¹ And still again they tried God, and set bounds to the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not His hand, nor the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.

⁴³ How He set His signs in Egypt, and His wonders in the field of Zoan;

⁴⁴ And turned their rivers into blood, so that they could not drink their streams.

³⁸ But 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.

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!

⁴¹ Yea, they turned back and tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand: Nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

⁴³ How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan:

⁴⁴ And had turned their rivers into blood; And their floods, that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave the iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not awaken all his fury.

³⁹ And he remembered that they are but flesh, a spirit that passeth away, and returneth not again.

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

⁴¹ Yea, they once more tempted God, and set limits to the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, the day when he ransomed them from the adversary;

⁴³ When he displayed in Egypt his signs, and his wonderful tokens in the fields of Zo'an.

⁴⁴ And he changed their rivers into blood; and their running streams, that they could not drink of them.

³⁸ Yet, 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.

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

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

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

⁴² They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy;

⁴³ What signs he had wrought in Egypt, And what wonders in the fields of Zoan.

⁴⁴ He turned their rivers into blood, So that they could not drink of their streams.

³⁸ But he is full of pity: he pardons sin and destroys not. Often he turns his anger away, without stirring his wrath at all.

³⁹ So he remembered that they were but flesh, breath that passes and does not return.

⁴⁰ But how often they rebelled in the desert, and caused him grief in the wilderness,

⁴¹ tempting God again and again, provoking the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They did not remember his strength, nor the day he redeemed from the foe,

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, in the country of Zoan his wonders.

⁴⁴ He turned their canals into blood, their streams undrinkable.

³⁸ But he is full of pity: he pardons sin and destroys not. Often he turns his anger away, without stirring his wrath at all.

³⁹ So he remembered that they were but flesh, breath that passes and does not return.

⁴⁰ But how often they rebelled in the desert, and caused him grief in the wilderness,

⁴¹ tempting God again and again, provoking the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They did not remember his strength, nor the day he redeemed from the foe,

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, in the country of Zoan his wonders.

⁴⁴ He turned their canals into blood, their streams undrinkable.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and does not come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the haKadosh Isra'el the Holy One of God prevails.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt Abode of slavery, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ Yet he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. Yes, many times he held back his anger and did not stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He called to mind that they were made of flesh, a wind that passes away and does not return.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the barren regions!

⁴¹ Again and again they challenged God and offended the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They did not think about his power, how he had rescued them from the enemy

⁴³ when he performed his terrifying signs in Egypt and his wonders in the region of Zoan.

⁴⁴ He turned the Egyptians' rivers to blood so that they could not drink from their streams.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

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!

⁴¹ Yes, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

⁴³ How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

⁴⁴ And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

³⁹ He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.

⁴⁰ How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!

⁴¹ They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

⁴² They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;

⁴³ how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.

³⁸ But he is merciful, and he shall be made merciful to the sins of them; and he shall not destroy them. And he did greatly, to turn away his ire; and he kindled not all his ire.

³⁹ And he bethought, that they be flesh; a spirit going, and not turning again.

⁴⁰ How oft made they him wroth in desert; they stirred him into ire in a place without water.

⁴¹ And they were turned, and tempted God; and they wrathed the Holy of Israel.

⁴² They bethought not on his hand; in the day in which he again-bought them from the hand of the troubler.

⁴³ As he setted or put his signs in Egypt; and his great wonders in the field of Tanis.

⁴⁴ And he turned the floods of them, and the rains of them, into blood; that they should not drink.

³⁸ But he is merciful, and he shall be made merciful to the sins of them; and he shall not destroy them. And he did greatly, to turn away his ire; and he kindled not all his ire. (But he was merciful, and he forgave their sins; and so he did not destroy them. And he had great restraint, and turned away his anger; and he did not kindle, or release, all of his wrath.)

³⁹ And he bethought, that they be flesh; a spirit going, and not turning again. (And he remembered, that they be but flesh; like the wind passing by, and never returning.)

⁴⁰ How oft made they him wroth in desert; they stirred him into ire in a place without water. (How often they made him angry in the wilderness; yea, they stirred him to anger in a place without water.)

⁴¹ And they were turned, and tempted God; and they wrathed the holy of Israel. (Again and again they tempted God; and they angered the Holy One of Israel.)

⁴² They bethought not on his hand; in the day in which he again-bought them from the hand of the troubler. (They did not remember his power; yea, the day when he saved them from the hand of the troubler.)

⁴³ As he setted his signs in Egypt; and his great wonders in the field of Tanis. (How he showed his signs, or his miracles, in Egypt; yea, his great wonders on the plain of Zoan.)

⁴⁴ And he turned the floods of them, and the rains of them, into blood; that they should not drink. (And he turned their rivers, and their rains, into blood; so that they could not drink them.)

³⁸ And He — the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

³⁹ And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.

⁴⁰ How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?

⁴¹ Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.

⁴² They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.

⁴³ When He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan,

⁴⁴ And He turneth to blood their streams, And their floods they drink not.