Psalm 78:8

8 And hmay not be like their fathers,

iA stubborn and rebellious generation,

A generation jthat did not 3set its heart aright,

And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

8 They would not be like their ancestors—

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

whose hearts were not loyal to God,

whose spirits were not faithful to him.

Psalm 78:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

8 and that they should not be like their fathers,

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation whose heart was not steadfast,

whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

8 And might not be as their fathers,

A stubborn and rebellious generation;

A generation that set not their heart aright,

And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

Psalm 78:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

8 Then they will not be like their ancestors—

stubborn, rebellious, and unfaithful,

refusing to give their hearts to God.

Psalm 78:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

8 They would not be like their ancestors

who were stubborn and disobedient.

Their hearts were not loyal to God,

and they were not true to him.

Psalm 78:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

8 And might not be as their fathers,

A stubborn and rebellious generation,

A generation that set not their heart aright,

And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

Psalm 78:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with •God.

Psalm 78:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

8 Then they will not be like their ancestors,

a stubborn and rebellious generation.

Their hearts were not loyal.

Their spirits were not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

8 Then they would not be like their fathers,

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation whose heart was not loyal

and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

8 and that they should not be like their ancestors,

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation whose heart was not steadfast,

whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

8 and not be like their ancestors,

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation that did not make ready its heart,

whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 78:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

8 They would not be like their people who lived before them.

Those people were stubborn. They refused to obey God.

Their hearts were not true to him.

Their spirits were not faithful to him.

Psalm 78:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

8 And not be like their fathers,

A stubborn and rebellious generation,

A generation that did not prepare its heart

And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

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h	2 Ki 17:14 2 Ch 30:7 Eze 20:18
i	Ex 32:9 Dt 9:7 Dt 9:24 Dt 31:27 Jdg 2:19 Is 30:9
j	Job 11:13 Ps 78:37
3	Lit. prepare its heart