⁵ He established ^(I)a testimony in ^(J)Jacob
    and appointed a law in ^(K)Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
    to teach to their children,
⁶ that ^(L)the next generation might know them,
    the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
⁷     so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget ^(M)the works of God,
    but ^(N)keep his commandments;
⁸ and that they should not be ^(O)like their fathers,
    ^(P)a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation ^(Q)whose heart was not steadfast,
    whose spirit was not faithful to God.

³² In spite of all this, they ^(A)still sinned;
    ^(B)despite his wonders, they did not believe.
³³ So he made ^(C)their days ^(D)vanish like^[a] a breath,^[b]
    and their years in terror.
³⁴ When he killed them, they ^(E)sought him;
    they repented and sought God earnestly.
³⁵ They remembered that God was their ^(F)rock,
    the Most High God their ^(G)redeemer.
³⁶ But they ^(H)flattered him with their mouths;
    they ^(I)lied to him with their tongues.
³⁷ Their ^(J)heart was not ^(K)steadfast toward him;
    they were not faithful to his covenant.
³⁸ Yet he, being ^(L)compassionate,
    ^(M)atoned for their iniquity
    and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
    and did not stir up all his wrath.