John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:39
Psa 78:39 For he remembered that they [were but] flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Ver. 39. For he remembered that they were but flesh ] i.e. Frail and feeble, full of sin and misery., see Gen 6:3 altogether unable to grapple with God’s wrath. A wind that passeth away, &c. ] Et in suis reciprocationibus evanescens. For winds neither return thither whence they blow, nor yet pass from one coast to another, but are wasted in the middle of the world, by the force of... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 78:38
Psa 78:38 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. Ver. 38. But he, being full of compassion ] Not standing upon terms nor taking advantages; a sin pardoning God, whose mercy rejoiceth against (or glorieth over) judgment, James 2:13 ; it is of his mercy that we are not consumed, Lamentations 3:22 , if he should deal with us in strict justice, Et delicta nostra ad... read more