The Meaning of Psalms 78:37 Explained

Psalms 78:37

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

YLT: And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

Darby: For their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

ASV: For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 78:37?

MEANING: What does Psalms 78:37 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 78:37 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 78:37?

What is the context of Psalms 78:37?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 78:37 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 78:25-37 - Blessed Yet Ungrateful

God our Father is prepared to do "exceeding abundantly" for His children; but too often we become so engrossed with His gifts as to forget and neglect the Giver. We allow ourselves enjoyment to point of satiety; and then, by an inevitable revulsion, we begin to suffer. Always acknowledge God while enjoying His gifts. Do not separate the gifts of His grace and those of His providence. All good and perfect gifts are from Him, and are to be received with equal thanksgiving. Do not use them in excess, but in moderation; and let not the enjoyment of their sweetness be your main object, but that you may be fitted to play your part and do your work in the world.

It must greatly wound the love of God that we need to be placed on short rations in order to bring us back to Himself. But how true is Psalms 78:34 of us all! We sadly require to have the stedfast heart, and to be faithful to our side of the Covenant, for we must all confess to the sin of fickleness and changeableness in our religious life. Our constant prayer should be that of Psalms 51:10, Renew a stedfast spirit within me. But how can this be ours, except by the dwelling and uprising within us of the life of God? [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 78

¹ An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
⁹ The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
⁶⁷ The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David

What do the individual words in Psalms 78:37 mean?

For their heart not was steadfast with Him nor were they faithful in His covenant

וְ֭לִבָּם לֹא־ נָכ֣וֹן עִמּ֑וֹ וְלֹ֥א נֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּ בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ

וְ֭לִבָּם	For their heart
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
נָכ֣וֹן	was steadfast
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
עִמּ֑וֹ	with Him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: עִם Sense: with.
וְלֹ֥א	nor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּ	were they faithful
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: אָמַן Sense: to support, confirm, be faithful.
בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ	in His covenant
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: בְּרִית Sense: covenant, alliance, pledge.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 78:37?

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Similar Scriptures for Psalms 78:37

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		Hosea 7:14 [2]
		Psalms 44:17-18 [2]
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