39And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.


In Context

36 And — they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,

37 And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

38 And He — the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

39 And He remembereth that they are flesh, A wind going on — and it returneth not.

40 How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?

41 Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.

Psalm 78:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

78:39For he remembered that they [were but] flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

78:39He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

78:39And he remembered that they are flesh: a wind that goeth and returneth not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

78:39And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

78:39And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

78:39And he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

78:39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

78:39He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn't come again.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

78:39For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passes away, and comes not again.