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36 But they deceived him with their mouths,
    lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their hearts were not constant toward him;
    they were not faithful to his covenant.(A)
38 [a]But God being compassionate forgave their sin;
    he did not utterly destroy them.
Time and again he turned back his anger,
    unwilling to unleash all his rage.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 78:38 God is always ready to forgive and begin anew, as in choosing Zion and David (Ps 78:65–72).