39 For (A)He remembered (B)that they were but flesh,
(C)A breath that passes away and does not come again.

40 How often they (D)provoked[a] Him in the wilderness,
And grieved Him in the desert!
41 Yes, (E)again and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not remember His [b]power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:40 rebelled against Him
  2. Psalm 78:42 Lit. hand

39 He remembered that they were but flesh,(A)
    a passing breeze(B) that does not return.

40 How often they rebelled(C) against him in the wilderness(D)
    and grieved him(E) in the wasteland!
41 Again and again they put God to the test;(F)
    they vexed the Holy One of Israel.(G)
42 They did not remember(H) his power—
    the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,(I)

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