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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Their hearts were not loyal to him. They did not keep his covenant.

Context of Psalms 78:37

35They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer. 36But 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. 38Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath. 39He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that 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 119:80May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
• Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to me from their hearts but wail on their beds. They slash themselves, appealing to their gods for grain and new wine, but they turn away from me.
• Hosea 10:2Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.
• Acts 8:21You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.
• Psalms 78:8They 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.
• Psalms 44:17All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant.
• Deuteronomy 31:20When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors, and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods and worship them, rejecting me and breaking my covenant.
• Hosea 8:1“Put the trumpet to your lips! An eagle is over the house of the Lord because the people have broken my covenant and rebelled against my law.

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