35. They remembered that God was their rock,that the Most High was their defender.
36. They flattered him with their mouthsand lied to him with their tongues.
37. Their hearts were not loyal to him.They were not faithful to his promise.
38. But he is compassionate.He forgave their sin.He did not destroy them.He restrained his anger many times.He did not display all of his fury.
39. He remembered that they were only flesh and blood,a breeze that blows and does not return.
40. How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness!How often they caused him grief in the desert!