Scripture Reading

Ps.78.32-Ps.78.39

Ps.78.32-Ps.78.39

Ps.78.32

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

Ps.78.32

And--can you believe it?-they kept right on sinning; all those wonders and they still wouldn't believe!

Ps.78.32

In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.

Ps.78.32

In spite of this they still sinned, And did not believe in His wondrous works.

Ps.78.32

But in spite of this, the people kept on sinning. They refused to believe in his miracles.

Ps.78.33

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Ps.78.33

So their lives dribbled off to nothing--nothing to show for their lives but a ghost town.

Ps.78.33

So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.

Ps.78.33

Therefore their days He consumed in futility, And their years in fear.

Ps.78.33

So he ended their lives in failure and gave them years of terror.

Ps.78.34

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

Ps.78.34

When he cut them down, they came running for help; they turned and pled for mercy.

Ps.78.34

Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.

Ps.78.34

When He slew them, then they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God.

Ps.78.34

When God killed some of them, the rest finally sought him. They repented and turned to God.

Ps.78.35

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

Ps.78.35

They gave witness that God was their rock, that High God was their redeemer,

Ps.78.35

They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

Ps.78.35

Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.

Ps.78.35

Then they remembered that God was their rock, that their redeemer was the Most High.

Ps.78.36

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

Ps.78.36

But they didn't mean a word of it; they lied through their teeth the whole time.

Ps.78.36

But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;

Ps.78.36

Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, And they lied to Him with their tongue;

Ps.78.36

But they followed him only with their words; they lied to him with their tongues.

Ps.78.37

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

Ps.78.37

They could not have cared less about him, wanted nothing to do with his Covenant.

Ps.78.37

their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.

Ps.78.37

For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

Ps.78.37

Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant.

Ps.78.38

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.

Ps.78.38

And God? Compassionate! Forgave the sin! Didn't destroy! Over and over he reined in his anger, restrained his considerable wrath.

Ps.78.38

Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.

Ps.78.38

But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;

Ps.78.38

Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins and didn't destroy them all. Many a time he held back his anger and did not unleash his fury!

Ps.78.39

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

Ps.78.39

He knew what they were made of; he knew there wasn't much to them,

Ps.78.39

He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

Ps.78.39

For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.

Ps.78.39

For he remembered that they were merely mortal, gone in a moment like a breath of wind, never to return.