Psalm 78:37-39

New Century Version

³⁷ Their hearts were not really loyal to God;
    they did not keep his agreement.
³⁸ Still God was merciful.
    He forgave their sins
    and did not destroy them.
Many times he held back his anger
    and did not stir up all his anger.
³⁹ He remembered that they were only human,
    like a wind that blows and does not come back.