Psalms

Psalm 78:38–39

³⁸And yet He was compassionate;

He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them.

He often restrained His anger

and did not unleash His full wrath.

³⁹He remembered that they were but flesh,

a passing breeze that does not return.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And yet He	וְה֤וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was compassionate	רַח֨וּם׀	ra·ḥūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H7349 compassionate
He forgave	יְכַפֵּ֥ר	yə·ḵap·pêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
iniquity	עָוֺן֮	‘ā·wōn	Noun - common singular	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
and did not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
destroy them	יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית	yaš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)
He often	וְ֭הִרְבָּה	wə·hir·bāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
restrained His anger	אַפּ֑וֹ	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
unleash	יָ֝עִיר	yā·‘îr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
His full wrath	חֲמָתֽוֹ׃	ḥă·mā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2534 heat, rage

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He remembered	וַ֭יִּזְכֹּר	way·yiz·kōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֑מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were but flesh	בָשָׂ֣ר	ḇā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
a passing	ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
breeze	ר֥וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
that does not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
return	יָשֽׁוּב׃	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 78:38 Numbers 14:18–20 · Ezekiel 20:17 · Isaiah 48:9 · Ezekiel 20:21–22 · Isaiah 44:21–22 · Exodus 34:6–9 · 2 Kings 21:20 · Ezekiel 20:13–14 · Numbers 16:44–48 · Psalm 106:43–45 · Ezekiel 20:8–9

Psalm 78:39 Genesis 6:3 · James 4:14 · Job 7:7 · Job 7:16 · Psalm 103:14–16 · Job 10:9 · John 3:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.