Psalm 78:31–34

31 God’s anger rose against them;

he put to death the sturdiest among them,

cutting down the young men of Israel.

32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;

in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.

33 So he ended their days in futility

and their years in terror.

34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him;

they eagerly turned to him again.

31 The wrath of God came upon them,

And slew the fattest of them,

And smote down the chosen men of Israel.

32 For all this they sinned still,

And believed not for his wondrous works.

33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity,

And their years in trouble.

34 When he slew them, then they sought him:

And they returned and inquired early after God.

31 the anger of God rose against them,

and he killed their strongest men.

He struck down the finest of Israel’s young men.

32 But in spite of this, the people kept sinning.

Despite his wonders, they refused to trust him.

33 So he ended their lives in failure,

their years in terror.

34 When God began killing them,

they finally sought him.

They repented and took God seriously.

31 The wrath of God came against them,

And slew the stoutest of them,

And struck down the choice men of Israel.

32 In spite of this they still sinned,

And did not believe in His wondrous works.

33 Therefore their days He consumed in futility,

And their years in fear.

34 When He slew them, then they sought Him;

And they returned and sought earnestly for God.

31 God became angry with them.

He killed some of the healthiest of them;

he struck down the best young men of Israel.

32 But they kept on sinning;

they did not believe even with the miracles.

33 So he ended their days without meaning

and their years in terror.

34 Anytime he killed them, they would look to him for help;

they would come back to God and follow him.

31 When the anger of God went up against them,

And slew of the fattest of them,

And smote down the young men of Israel.

32 For all this they sinned still,

And believed not in his wondrous works.

33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity,

And their years in terror.

34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him;

And they returned and sought God earnestly.

31 When the anger of God went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this, they sinned still, and believed not in his marvellous works; 33 And he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror. 34 When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early after •God;

31 the anger of God flared up against them. 

He killed their strongest men 

and slaughtered the best young men in Israel. 

32 In spite of all this, they continued to sin, 

and they no longer believed in his miracles. 

33 He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. 

He brought their years to an end in terror. 

34 When he killed ⸤some of⸥ them, ⸤the rest⸥ searched for him. 

They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God. 

31 God’s anger flared up against them,

and He killed some of their best men.

He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

32 Despite all this, they kept sinning

and did not believe His wonderful works.

33 He made their days end in futility,

their years in sudden disaster.

34 When He killed some of them,

the rest began to seek Him;

they repented and searched for God.

31 the anger of God rose against them,

and he killed the strongest of them

and laid low the flower of Israel.

32 In spite of all this they still sinned;

they did not believe in his wonders.

33 So he made their days vanish like a breath

and their years in terror.

34 When he killed them, they searched for him;

they repented and sought God earnestly.

31 the anger of God rose against them,

and he killed some of the stoutest of them,

even the young men of Israel he caused to bow down in death.

32 In spite of all this they sinned further

and did not believe his wonders.

33 And he consumed their days with futility

their years with terror.

34 When he killed some of them, then they sought him,

and repented and earnestly sought God.

31 His anger rose up against them.

He put to death the strongest among them.

He struck down Israel’s young men.

32 But even after all that, they kept on sinning.

Even after they had seen the miracles he did, they still didn’t believe.

33 So he brought their days to an end like a puff of smoke.

He ended their years with terror.

34 Every time God killed some of them, the others would look to him.

They gladly turned back to him again.

31 The anger of God rose against them

And killed some of their stoutest ones,

And subdued the choice men of Israel.

32 In spite of all this they still sinned

And did not believe in His wonderful works.

33 So He brought their days to an end in futility

And their years in sudden terror.

34 When He killed them, then they sought Him,

And returned and searched diligently for God;