MERCY Psalm 78:38-39

Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath. He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

Yet he was merciful 
Exodus 34:6  And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, ..."

he forgave 
Isaiah 1:25  "I will turn my hand against you; I will thoroughly purge away your dross and remove all your impurities."
Isaiah 27:9  By this, then, will Jacob's guilt be atoned for, and this will be the full fruit of the removal of his sin: When he makes all the altar stones to be like limestone crushed to pieces, no Asherah poles or incense altars will be left standing.
Isaiah 48:10  "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
Daniel 11:35  "Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time."

their iniquities and did not destroy them 
Psalm 25:1  For the sake of your name, LORD, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
Psalm 85:2  You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.

Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath 
Job 9:13  "God does not restrain his anger; even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet."
Isaiah 30:18  Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!

He remembered that they were but flesh 
Genesis 6:3  Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal; their days will be a hundred and twenty years."
Isaiah 29:5  But your many enemies will become like fine dust, the ruthless hordes like blown chaff.

a passing breeze that does not return 
Job 7:7  "Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again."
James 4:14  Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

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