Psalms 78:36
So they spake him fair with their mouth, And, with their tongue, did promise him falsely;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
In Context
35And remembered that, Elohim, was their rock, Yea, EL Most High, their Redeemer:
37But, their heart, was not fixed with him, Nor were they trusty in his covenant:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 5:28And Yahweh heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me,—and Yahweh said unto me—I have heard the voice of the words of this people which they have spoken unto thee, they have well said all which they have spoken.
Psalms 106:12They believed therefore in his words, They sang his praise.
Isaiah 57:11Whom then hadst thou been anxious about and feared that thou shouldest speak falsely, When me, thou rememberedst not, caredst not for me? Did not, I, keep silence even from age-past times, Although me, thou wouldest not fear?
Ezekiel 33:31That they may come unto thee as people do come And may sit before thee as my people, And they will hear thy words, But, the words themselves, will they not do,— though fond with their mouths, they seem to be, After their unjust gain, their heart is going.
Hosea 12:1Ephraim, feedeth on wind, and pursueth the east wind, all the day, falsehood and force, doth he magnify,—and, a covenant with Assyria, would they solemnize, and, oil into Egypt, must be borne along.
Micah 6:12For, her rich men, are full of violence, and, her inhabitants, have spoken falsehood,—and, their tongue, is deceitful in their mouth.
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 →