Logos Bible Study

Psalm 78:34–37

The NET BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

78:34When he struck them down,37 they sought his favor;38

they turned back and longed for God.

78:35They remembered that God was their protector,39

and that the sovereign God was their deliverer.40

78:36But they deceived him with their words,41

and lied to him.42

78:37They were not really committed to him,43

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. 37 Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.
  2. 38 Heb “they sought him.”
  3. 39 Heb “my high rocky summit.”
  4. 40 Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”
  5. 41 Heb “with their mouth.”
  6. 42 Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”
  7. 43 Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When he killed them, they sought him;

they repented and sought God earnestly.

They remembered that God was their rock,

the Most High God their redeemer.

But they flattered him with their mouths;

they lied to him with their tongues.

Their heart was not steadfast toward him;

they were not faithful to his covenant.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whenever God slew them, they would seek him;

they eagerly turned to him again.

They remembered that God was their Rock,

that God Most High was their Redeemer.

But then they would flatter him with their mouths,

lying to him with their tongues;

their hearts were not loyal to him,

they were not faithful to his covenant.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he killed some of them,

the rest began to seek him;

they repented and searched for God.

They remembered that God was their rock,

the Most High God, their Redeemer.

But they deceived him with their mouths,

they lied to him with their tongues,

their hearts were insincere toward him,

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

NLTNew Living Translation

When God began killing them,

they finally sought him.

They repented and took God seriously.

Then they remembered that God was their rock,

that God Most High was their redeemer.

But all they gave him was lip service;

they lied to him with their tongues.

Their hearts were not loyal to him.

They did not keep his covenant.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When he killed some of them, then they sought him,

and repented and earnestly sought God.

And they remembered that God was their rock,

and God Most High their redeemer.

But they enticed him with their mouth

and lied to him with their tongue.

For their heart was not steadfast with him,

nor were they faithful to his covenant.

KJV 1900King James Version

When he slew them, then they sought him:

And they returned and inquired early after God.

And they remembered that God was their rock,

And the high God their redeemer.

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth,

And they lied unto him with their tongues.

For their heart was not right with him,

Neither were they stedfast in his covenant.