Psalms 78:10

78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. carrying: Heb. throwing forth

They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

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They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

78:11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

What does Psalms 78:10 mean?

Psalms 78:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַר (shâmar), בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym).

Hebrew interlinear

They

keptשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

not

the

covenantבְּרִיתbᵉrîyth/ber-eeth'/H1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

God,אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

and

refusedמָאֵןmâʼên/maw-ane'/H3985to refuse

walkיָלַךְyâlak/yaw-lak'/H3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

his

law;תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

Topics

Miracles Self-Will and Stubbornness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 78:10.

Exodus 16:28

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Exodus 19:5

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

Exodus 31:16

Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

Exodus 34:12

Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee:

Genesis 17:10

This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

Genesis 17:9

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 78:10 say?

Psalms 78:10 (King James Version) reads: "They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;"

Is Psalms 78:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 78:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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