Psalms 78:39 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 78:39

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

38 ^aBut He, being full of ^bcompassion, forgave their iniquity,
And did not destroy them.
Yes, many a time ^cHe turned His anger away,
And ^ddid not stir up all His wrath;

39 For ^aHe remembered ^bthat they were but flesh,
^cA breath that passes away and does not come again.

40 How often they ^aprovoked Him in the wilderness,
And grieved Him in the desert!

41 Yes, ^aagain and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.

42 They did not remember His¹ power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,

43 When He worked His signs in Egypt,
And His wonders in the field of Zoan;

44 ^aTurned their rivers into blood,
And their streams, that they could not drink.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 78:39

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American Standard Version
And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

Amplified® Bible
For He [earnestly] remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that goes and does not return.

Contemporary English Version
God remembered that they were made of flesh and were like a wind that blows once and then dies down.

Darby English Version
And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.

Good News Bible
He remembered that they were only mortal beings, like a wind that blows by and is gone.

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

New American Standard Bible
Thus He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passes and does not return.

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

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Thus He remembered that they consisted of flesh, A wind that passes and does not return.

Revised Standard Version
He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.

Young's Literal Translation
And He remembereth that they `are' flesh, A wind going on -- and it returneth not.

New English Translation
He remembered¹ that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.²

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