35. And they remembered that God was their rock, and ·God the Most High, their redeemer.
36. But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue;
37. For their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
38. But he was merciful: he forgave the iniquity, and destroyed them not; but many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his fury:
39. And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.
40. How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!