36. Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth,and they lied to Him with their tongues;
37. for their heart was not devoted to Him,neither were they committed to His covenant.
38. But He being full of compassionforgave their iniquityand did not destroy them.He constantly restrained His anger,and did not stir up all His wrath;
39. for He remembered that they were but flesh,like a wind that passes away and does not return.
40. How often they provoked Him in the wildernessand grieved Him in the desert!
41. Yes, they tested God over and over,and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42. They did not remember His power,nor the day when He delivered them from the enemy,
43. how He had performed His signs in Egyptand His wonders in the fields of Zoan: