Psalms 78:38 — Bible Verse (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.”
Psalms 78:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 78:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 78:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Psalms 78:38 — World English Bible
Psalms 78:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Psalms 78:38 — American Standard Version
Psalms 78:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And He--the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.”
Psalms 78:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 78:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ But he was merciful: he forgave the iniquity, and destroyed [them] not; but many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his fury: ”
Psalms 78:38 — Darby Translation
Psalms 78:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yet he being merciful forgaue their iniquitie, and destroied them not, but oft times called backe his anger, and did not stirre vp all his wrath.”
Psalms 78:38 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 78:38 in Context — Psalms 78
36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
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.
39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
What Does Psalms 78:38 Mean?
Psalms 78:38 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 78. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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