Psalm 78:34–37
34 When he slew them, then they lsought him:
And they lreturned and lminquired early after God.
35 And they remembered that nGod was their rock,
And the high God otheir redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they did pflatter him with their mouth,
And they qlied unto him with their tongues.
37 For rtheir heart was not sright with him,
Neither were they hstedfast in his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — The New International Version (NIV)
34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him;
they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock,
that God Most High was their Redeemer.
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,
lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — English Standard Version (ESV)
34 When he killed them, they sought him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God their redeemer.
36 But they flattered him with their mouths;
they lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their heart was not steadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — New Living Translation (NLT)
34 When God began killing them,
they finally sought him.
They repented and took God seriously.
35 Then they remembered that God was their rock,
that God Most High was their redeemer.
36 But all they gave him was lip service;
they lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their hearts were not loyal to him.
They did not keep his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
34 When He slew them, then they sought Him;
And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
35 Then they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth,
And they lied to Him with their tongue;
37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — New Century Version (NCV)
34 Anytime he killed them, they would look to him for help;
they would come back to God and follow him.
35 They would remember that God was their Rock,
that God Most High had saved them.
36 But their words were false,
and their tongues lied to him.
37 Their hearts were not really loyal to God;
they did not keep his agreement.
Psalm 78:34–37 — American Standard Version (ASV)
34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him;
And they returned and sought God earnestly.
35 And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their redeemer.
36 But they flattered him with their mouth,
And lied unto him with their tongue.
37 For their heart was not right with him,
Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
34 When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early after •God; 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and •God, the Most High, their redeemer. 36 But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue; 37 For their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
34 When he killed ⸤some of⸥ them, ⸤the rest⸥ searched for him.
They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
that the Most High was their defender.
36 They flattered him with their mouths
and lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their hearts were not loyal to him.
They were not faithful to his promise.
Psalm 78:34–37 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
34 When He killed some of them,
the rest began to seek Him;
they repented and searched for God.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their Redeemer.
36 But they deceived Him with their mouths,
they lied to Him with their tongues,
37 their hearts were insincere toward Him,
and they were unfaithful to His covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
34 When he killed them, they sought for him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God their redeemer.
36 But they flattered him with their mouths;
they lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their heart was not steadfast toward him;
they were not true to his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
34 When he killed some of them, then they sought him,
and repented and earnestly sought God.
35 And they remembered that God was their rock,
and God Most High their redeemer.
36 But they enticed him with their mouth
and lied to him with their tongue.
37 For their heart was not steadfast with him,
nor were they faithful to his covenant.
Psalm 78:34–37 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
34 Every time God killed some of them, the others would look to him.
They gladly turned back to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock.
They remembered that God Most High had set them free.
36 But they didn’t mean it when they praised him.
They lied to him when they spoke.
37 Their hearts were not true to him.
They weren’t faithful to the covenant he had made with them.
Psalm 78:34–37 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
34 When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;
35 And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
36 But they deceived Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.
37 For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.