Psalms 78:36
But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
In Context
35They remembered that God was their rock, and the Most High God their redeemer.
37Their heart was not steady with him, they were faithless to his covenant.
Cross References
Psalms 106:12So then they believed in his words, and began to sing his praise.
Hosea 12:1Ephraim herds the wind and hunts the sirocco. All day long they heap up falsehood and fraud, make a treaty with Assyria, and sends tribute of olive oil to Egypt.
Micah 6:12Whose rich people are full of violence, her inhabitants liars, whose tongues speak deceit?
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 →