33. So he ended their days without meaningand their years in terror.
34. Anytime he killed them, some would look to him for help.They would come back to God and follow him.
35. They would remember that God was their Rock,that God Most High had saved them.
36. But their words were false.Their tongues lied to him.
37. Their hearts were not really loyal to God.They did not keep his agreement.
38. Still God was merciful.He forgave their sins.He did not destroy them.Many times he held back his anger.He did not stir up all his anger.
39. He remembered that they were only human.They were like a wind that blows and does not come back.
40. They turned against God so often in the desert!There they made him very sad.
41. Again and again they tested God.They brought pain to the Holy One of Israel.
42. They did not remember his poweror the time he saved them from the enemy.