Psalm 78:38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

But he

Isaiah 44:21

Many

Isaiah 48:9

Ezekiel 20:8

Did not

2 Kings 21:20

General references

Lamentations 3:32

Bible References

But he

He rescued them many times,
but they continued to rebel deliberately
and were beaten down by their sin.

Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:

Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,

The Lord is slow to anger and rich in faithful love, forgiving wrongdoing and rebellion. But He will not leave the guilty unpunished, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ wrongdoing on the children to the third and fourth generation.

and the Lord said to Moses,

Remember these things, Jacob,
and Israel, for you are My servant;
I formed you, you are My servant;
Israel, you will never be forgotten by Me.

Many

I will delay My anger for the honor of My name,
and I will restrain Myself for your benefit and for My praise,
so that you will not be destroyed.

“But they rebelled against Me and were unwilling to listen to Me. None of them threw away the detestable things that were before their eyes, and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt. So I considered pouring out My wrath on them, exhausting My anger against them within the land of Egypt.

Did not

He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight as his father Manasseh had done.

General references

Even if He causes suffering,
He will show compassion
according to His abundant, faithful love.