34. Whenever God slew them, they would seek him;they eagerly turned to him again.
35. They remembered that God was their Rock,that God Most High was their Redeemer.
36. But then they would flatter him with their mouths,lying to him with their tongues;
37. their hearts were not loyal to him,they were not faithful to his covenant.
38. Yet he was merciful;he forgave their iniquitiesand did not destroy them.Time after time he restrained his angerand did not stir up his full wrath.
39. He remembered that they were but flesh,a passing breeze that does not return.
40. How often they rebelled against him in the wildernessand grieved him in the wasteland!
41. Again and again they put God to the test;they vexed the Holy One of Israel.