Psalms 78:39
King James Version
For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Psalms 78:39 in context
Psalms 78:37
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
Psalms 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.
Psalms 78:39SELECTED VERSE
For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Psalms 78:40
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
Psalms 78:41
Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.