Psalm 78:37-39

New Catholic Bible

³⁷ their hearts^[a] were not right with him,
    nor were they faithful to his covenant.
³⁸ Even so, he was compassionate toward them;
    he forgave their guilt
    and did not destroy them.
Time after time he held back his anger,
    unwilling to stir up his rage.
³⁹ For he remembered that they were flesh,
    like a breath of wind that does not return.