Psalm 78:36-38

The Voice

³⁶ But even then they tried to deceive Him with their words
    and fool Him with a web of lies.
³⁷ They were not consistently faithful to Him,
    and they were untrue to their covenant with Him.
³⁸ Yet by His great compassion,
    He forgave them
    and decided not to put an end to them.
Most of the time, He held back His anger
    and did not unleash His wrath against them.