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But he,וְהוּאmerciful,רַחוּםmakes expiationיְכַפֵּרfor iniquityעָוֺןand does notוְלֹאdestroy;יַשְׁחִיתand many timesוְהִרְבָּהhe turned backלְהָשִׁיבhis anger,אַפּוֹand did notוְלֹאstir upיָעִירallכָּלhis fury.חֲמָתוֹ
Psalms 78:38
Study it in the app“But he, merciful, makes expiation for iniquity and does not destroy; and many times he turned back his anger, and did not stir up all his fury.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 78:38, word by word
- mercifulרַחוּםrachum
merciful
Merciful: who feels tenderness and compassion. Said almost always of God.
Where else “rachum” appears- makes expiationיְכַפֵּרyechaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “yechaper” appears- for iniquityעָוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- destroyיַשְׁחִיתyashchit
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “yashchit” appears- and many timesהִרְבָּהhirba
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “hirba” appears- he turned backהָשִׁיבhashiv
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “hashiv” appears- his angerאַפּap
anger
The rage of one who snorts; the "long of nose" is slow to become angry.
Where else “ap” appears- stir upיָעִירyair
awake
To rouse from sleep or inactivity; in prayer, to ask God to act.
Where else “yair” appears- his furyחֲמָתchamat
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chamat” appears
The context
37and their heart was not steadfast with him, nor were they faithful to his covenant.
38 · This verse (above)
39And he remembered that they were flesh, a wind that goes and does not return.