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Psalm 78:37-39
Good News Translation
Psalm 78:37-39
Good News Translation
37 (A)They were not loyal to him;
they were not faithful to their covenant with him.
38 But God was merciful to his people.
He forgave their sin
and did not destroy them.
Many times he held back his anger
and restrained his fury.
39 He remembered that they were only mortal beings,
like a wind that blows by and is gone.
Psalm 78:37-39
New International Version
Psalm 78:37-39
New International Version
37 their hearts were not loyal(A) to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he was merciful;(B)
he forgave(C) their iniquities(D)
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger(E)
and did not stir up his full wrath.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh,(F)
a passing breeze(G) that does not return.
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