Psalms 78 · Verse 37

Psalms 78:37

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
Psalms 78:37, King James Version

Psalms 78:37 in other translations

BSBTheir hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.
WEBFor their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
ASVFor their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
YLTAnd their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.
DARBYFor their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
BBEAnd their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
WebsterFor their heart was not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his covenant.

What does Psalms 78:37 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:33-39

33-39. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 37 Their 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39

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…

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Psalms 78:37 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomand heart theirH3820
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
נָכ֣וֹןna.Khon[was] steadfastH3559
עִמּ֑וֹi.Mowith himH5973
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
נֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.Nuthey were faithfulH539
בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ\׃biv.ri.Toin covenant hisH1285

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:37

  • Psalms 78:8

    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.

  • Acts 8:21

    Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

  • Psalms 51:10

    Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

  • Hosea 7:14

    And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

  • Psalms 119:80

    Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

  • Deuteronomy 31:20

    For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

  • Hosea 10:2

    Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

  • Hosea 7:16-8:1

    They return, but not to the most High: they are like a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

  • Psalms 44:17-18

    All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant. Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
their heart.
119:80; Ho 7:14,16; 10:2; Ac 8:21
stedfast.
8; 44:17,18; De 31:20; Ho 8:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 78:36

    Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

  • Psalms 78:37

    For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

  • Psalms 78:38

    But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

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Psalms 78:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pues sus corazones no eran rectos con él, ni estuvieron firmes en su pacto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et leur cœur n’était pas ferme envers lui, et ils ne furent pas fidèles dans son alliance.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn ihr Herz war nicht fest gegen ihn, und sie hielten nicht treulich an seinem Bunde.