For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.
Psalms 78:39
Surrounding context
78:38 But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;
78:39 For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.
78:40 How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!