31. when the anger of God flared up against them.He killed some of the strongest of them;he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
32. Despite all this, they continued to sin,and did not trust him to do amazing things.
33. So he caused them to die unsatisfiedand filled with terror.
34. When he struck them down, they sought his favor;they turned back and longed for God.
35. They remembered that God was their protector,and that the sovereign God was their deliverer.
36. But they deceived him with their words,and lied to him.
37. They were not really committed to him,and they were unfaithful to his covenant.
38. Yet he is compassionate.He forgives sin and does not destroy.He often holds back his anger,and does not stir up his fury.
39. He remembered that they were made of flesh,and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.
40. How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness,and insulted him in the desert!
41. They again challenged God,and offended the Holy One of Israel.
42. They did not remember what he had done,how he delivered them from the enemy,