World English Bible
"How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!"
— Psalms 78:40, World English Bible
“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”
“How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert! ”
“How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the wastelands!”
“How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!”
“How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!”
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
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.
He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn't come again.
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
They didn't remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,