Psalms 78:37

For their heart was not firm with him, and they were not faithful in his covenant.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

In Context

36Nevertheless they prayed insincerely to him with their mouth, and with their tongue they lied unto him.

38But he, being merciful, forgave the iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not awaken all his fury.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:10And he said, I have been very zealous for the Lord, the God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thy altars have they thrown down, and thy prophets have they slain with the sword: and I am left by myself alone, and they have sought my life, to take it away.

Psalms 51:10(51:12) Create unto me a clean heart, O God; and a firm spirit renew thou within me.

Psalms 119:80Let my heart be entire in thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.

Ezekiel 16:30How very corrupt is thy heart, saith the Lord Eternal, seeing thou didst all these things, deeds of an abandoned lewd woman;

Hosea 7:16They never return upward: they are like a deceitful bow: by the sword shall their princes fall because of the rage of their tongue; this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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 →

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