Psalms 78:7

“That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God: but keepe his Commandements,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

That they should put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,
- American Standard Version (1901)

So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God's works go out of their minds, but keep his laws;
- Basic English Bible

And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but observe his commandments;
- Darby Bible

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
- Webster's Bible

that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,
- World English Bible

And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.
- Youngs Literal Bible

That they might put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Psalms 78:7


78:5 Established - This is justly put in first place, as the chief of all his mercies. A testimony - His law, called a testimony, because it is a witness between God and men, declaring the duties which God expects from man, and the blessings which man may expect from God.

78:9 Ephraim - That Ephraim is here put for all Israel seems evident from the following verses, wherein the sins, upon which this overthrow is charged, are manifestly the sins of all the children of Israel, and they who are here called Ephraim are called Jacob and Israel, ver.#21|, and this passage may refer to that dreadful overthrow related, #1Sam 4:10|,11, which is particularly named, because as the ark, so the flight was in that tribe. And the psalmist having related this amazing providence, falls into a large discourse of the causes of it, namely, the manifold sins of that and the former generations, which having prosecuted from hence to ver.#60|, he there returns to this history, and relates the sad consequence of that disaster, the captivity of the ark, and God's forsaking of Shiloh and Ephraim, and removing thence to the tribe of Judah and mount Zion. Bows - These are put for all arms.


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