Psalms 78:38

Yet, he, full of compassion, would put a propitiatory-covering over iniquity, and not destroy,—Yea, many a time, turned he back his anger, And would not stir up all his wrath.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

37But, their heart, was not fixed with him, Nor were they trusty in his covenant:

39So then he remembered, That, Flesh, they were, A Wind departing, that returneth not.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:18Yahweh—slow to anger and great in lovingkindness, Forgiving iniquity and transgression: Though he will not leave, wholly unpunished, Visiting the iniquity of fathers upon sons, Upon a third generation, and upon a fourth.

2 Samuel 24:16But, when the messenger stretched out his hand towards Jerusalem, to destroy it, then relented Yahweh as to the evil, and he said to the messenger who was destroying the people—Enough! now, stay thy hand. And, the messenger of Yahweh, was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

2 Kings 21:20And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh,—as did Manasseh his father;

Psalms 106:43Many times, did he rescue them,—But, they, rebelled by their counsel, and sank low in their iniquity.

Isaiah 48:9For the sake of mine own Name, will I defer mine anger, And for my praise, will I restrain myself towards thee,—So as not to cut thee off.

Ezekiel 20:13But the house of Israel, rebelled against me, in the desert, In my statutes, walked they not, And my regulations, they rejected By the which the man, that doeth them, shall live, My sabbaths also, they profaned exceedingly. Therefore spake I of pouring out mine indignation upon them in the desert, to make an end of them.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:10-40

Wonders Wrought in Behalf of Israel; The Crimes of the Israelites; 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap. 14 In the daytime… Read the whole commentary →

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