Hypocritical Repentance and Divine Compassion

Psalms 78:34-39

And when hee slewe them, they sought him and they returned, and sought God earely.

And they remembred that God was their strength, and the most high God their redeemer.

But they flattered him with their mouth, and dissembled with him with their tongue.

For their heart was not vpright with him: neither were they faithfull in his couenant.

Yet he being merciful forgaue their iniquitie, and destroied them not, but oft times called backe his anger, and did not stirre vp all his wrath.

For he remembered that they were flesh: yea, a winde that passeth and commeth not againe.