Psalms 78:10
They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
In Context
9The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.
11They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.
Cross References
Exodus 16:28And the Lord said to Moses, How long will you go against my orders and my laws?
Deuteronomy 31:20For when I have taken them into the land named in my oath to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have made themselves full of food and are fat, then they will be turned to other gods and will give them worship, no longer honouring me or keeping my agreement.
2 Kings 17:14And they did not give ear, but became stiff-necked, like their fathers who had no faith in the Lord their God.
Nehemiah 9:17And would not do them, and gave no thought to the wonders you had done among them; but made their necks stiff, and turning away from you, made a captain over themselves to take them back to their prison in Egypt: but you are a God of forgiveness, full of grace and pity, slow to wrath and great in mercy, and you did not give them up.
Jeremiah 31:32Not like the agreement which I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to be their guide out of the land of Egypt; which agreement was broken by them, and I gave them up, says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:10-40
Wonders Wrought in Behalf of Israel; The Crimes of the Israelites; 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap. 14 In the daytime… Read the whole commentary →