Psalms 78:37

Psalms 78:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
• New International Version (NIV)their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

Context of Psalms 78:37

35They remembered that God was their strong Rock. They remembered that the Most High God was their Redeemer. 36But they deceived him with their words. What they said to him was lies. They did not really trust him. They did not obey the covenant that he had made with them. 38But God was kind to them, and he forgave them for their sins. He did not destroy them. Many times he was patient, and he did not become angry with them. 39He remembered that they were weak and human, like a wind that blows away and does not return.

Psalms 78:37 word by word

וְ֭לִבָּם לֹא־נָכ֣וֹן עִמּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א נֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּ בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For their heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• was not rightכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• with him, neither were they stedfastאָמַן'âman · be faithfulH539
• in his covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285

Cross-references for Psalms 78:37

• Psalms 119:80Let me obey your commands completely. Then I will not be ashamed.
• Hosea 7:14They do not pray and trust me to help them. Instead, they lie down on their beds and they weep loudly. They cut their bodies to get grain and wine. They turn away from me.
• Hosea 10:2They do not truly trust God. They are guilty and they must receive their punishment. The Lord will break their altars. He will destroy their special pillars.
• Acts 8:21You cannot do the work which we are doing. God knows that you are not thinking the right things.
• Psalms 78:8So they would not be like their ancestors, who turned against God. Those people refused to obey God, and they did not trust him to be their guide.
• Psalms 44:17We have not turned away from you, but all this has happened to us. We have not turned against the covenant that you made with us.
• Deuteronomy 31:20I will take them into this land, where there is plenty of food and drink, enough for everyone. It is the land that I promised to give to their ancestors. When they live there, they will eat as much food as they want. They will be fat and healthy. But then they will start to worship other gods. They will turn against me. They will not obey the covenant that I made with them.
• Hosea 8:1The Lord says, ‘Warn the people of danger! My people have not obeyed the covenant that I made with them. They have refused to obey my laws. So an enemy army will come to attack their land, like an eagle that is ready to fly down and catch them.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37Their heart was not right - When the heart is wrong, the life is wrong; and because their heart was not right with God, therefore they were not faithful in his covenant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37For their heart was not right with him - Luther renders this, “Not fast with him.” The Hebrew word means “to fit, to prepare;” and the idea is, that the heart was not “adjusted” to such a profession, or did not “accord” with such a promise or pledge. It was a mere profession made by the lips, while the heart remained unaffected. See the notes at Psalm 78:8. Neither were they stedfast in his covenant - In maintaining his covenant, or in adhering to it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35-39The Israelites remembered the correct teaching about God (Psalms 9:9; 91:1), but they did not let God change the way they thought and lived (Leviticus 26:41).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3933-39. Though there were partial reformations after chastisement, and God, in pity, withdrew His hand for a time, yet their general conduct was rebellious, and He was thus provoked to waste and destroy them, by long and fruitless wandering in the desert.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 78

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings