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Psalms 78:38

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

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ASV

But he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
רַח֨וּם׀ra.Chum[was] compassionateH7349 →
יְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.Perhe atoned forH3722 →
עָוֹן֮'a.VoniniquityH5771 →
וְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.Chithe destroyed [them]H7843 →
וְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahand he increasedH7235 →
לְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.Shivto turn backH7725 →
אַפּ֑וֹ'a.Poanger hisH639 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
יָ֝עִירYa.'irhe stirred upH5782 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
חֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.Torage hisH2534 →

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Lamentations 3:22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.Malachi 3:6“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.Lamentations 3:32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.Isaiah 63:9In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.Jonah 4:2So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.Isaiah 48:9For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.Numbers 14:18–20‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’Ezekiel 20:17Yet I looked on them with pity and did not destroy them or bring them to an end in the wilderness.Numbers 14:19Pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people, in keeping with the greatness of Your loving devotion, just as You have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.”James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.Isaiah 44:21–22Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.Ezekiel 20:21–22But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.2 Kings 21:20And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh had done.Exodus 34:6–9Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,Ezekiel 20:13–14Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness.Romans 2:4Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?Habakkuk 3:2O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!Nehemiah 9:17They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

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