Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 78:39:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “He remembered that they were just people,
  passing wind that did not return again.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “He remembered that they are only weak people,
  who come and go like the wind.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “He remembered that they (were) just people/men, like a passing wind that just vanishes.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “He came and remembered that they were just weak people,
  they stays like a fresh wind which will not come back again.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Alijua kuwa wao ni watu tu, ambao wanakufa,
  wako kama vile upepo ambao unapita, haurudi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “He remembered/ considered that they were only humans who die;
  they disappear quickly, like a wind that blows by and then is gone.” (Source: Translation for Translators)