Psalms 78:38

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.”

— WEB

“But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.”

— KJV

“But he, being merciful, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Isaiah 48:9 "For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise I hold it back for you, so that I don’t cut you off."
Ezekiel 20:17 "Nevertheless my eye spared them, and I didn’t destroy them. I didn’t make a full end of them in the wilderness."
Numbers 14:18-20 "‘Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving iniquity and disobedience; and he will by no means clear the guilty,…"
Ezekiel 20:13-14 "“‘“But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and they rejected my ordinances, which…"
Isaiah 44:21-22 "Remember these things, Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten…"
Ezekiel 20:21-22 "“‘“But the children rebelled against me. They didn’t walk in my statutes, and didn’t keep my ordinances to do them, which if a man does, …"
2 Kings 21:20 "He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did."
Exodus 34:6-9 "Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness…"

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