Chasidut zu Tehillim 78:38
וְה֤וּא רַח֨וּם ׀ יְכַפֵּ֥ר עָוֺן֮ וְֽלֹא־יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית וְ֭הִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁ֣יב אַפּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־יָ֝עִיר כָּל־חֲמָתֽוֹ׃
Aber er war barmherzig und vergab die Missetat; er vertilgte nicht und wandte oft seinen Zorn ab und weckte nicht all seinen Grimm.
Flames of Faith
There is a Rabbinic custom that when meting out the punishment of lashes the following verse is recited three times: Ve-hu rachum yichapper avon ve-lo yashchis ve-hirbah le-hashiv appo ve-lo yair kol chamaso, “And He the Compassionate One will atone for sin and not destroy, He will repeatedly overcome His rage and He will not reveal the full measure of his fury” (Ps. 78:38).
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