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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.

KJV

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

ASV

וְ/ה֤וּא רַח֨וּם יְכַפֵּ֥ר עָוֺן֮ וְֽ/לֹא יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית וְ֭/הִרְבָּה לְ/הָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑/וֹ וְ/לֹֽא יָ֝עִיר כָּל חֲמָתֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

And He--the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

YLT

But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

ה
h
verb · 76×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
הּ
h
verb · 147×
וֹ
v
noun · 275×
י
y
noun · 124×
כַפֵּ֖ר
kpr
verb · 102×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 230×
רַח֣וּם
rchvm
adjective · 13×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Kgs 21:20 — And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
  • Exod 32:12 — Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent
  • Exod 34:6 — And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
  • Ezek 20:8 — But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out
  • Ezek 20:13 — But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and my sabbaths they great
  • Ezek 20:17 — Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.
  • Ezek 20:21 — Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I
  • Ezek 20:22 — Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.
  • Hab 3:2 — O LORD, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid: O LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.
  • Hos 14:4 — I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.
  • Isa 44:21 — Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.
  • Isa 48:9 — For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
  • Isa 48:9 — For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
  • Isa 57:16 — For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.
  • Isa 63:9 — In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
  • Jas 5:11 — Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
  • John 20:27 — Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.
  • Jonah 4:2 — And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and me
  • Lam 3:22 — It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
  • Lam 3:32 — But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
  • Mal 3:6 — For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
  • Neh 9:17 — And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God
  • Num 14:18 — The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and four
  • Num 14:19 — Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.
  • Num 16:44 — And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
  • Ps 85:2 — Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah.
  • Ps 85:3 — Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger.
  • Ps 103:14 — For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
  • Ps 106:43 — Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
  • Ps 111:4 — He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion.
  • Rom 2:4 — Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?