Psalm 78:1-2
New Living Translation
Psalm 78
A psalm[a] of Asaph.
1 O my people, listen to my instructions.
Open your ears to what I am saying,
2 for I will speak to you in a parable.
I will teach you hidden lessons from our past—
Footnotes
- 78:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 78:34-35
New Living Translation
34 When God began killing them,
they finally sought him.
They repented and took God seriously.
35 Then they remembered that God was their rock,
that God Most High[a] was their redeemer.
Footnotes
- 78:35 Hebrew El-Elyon.
Psalm 78:36-37
New Living Translation
36 But all they gave him was lip service;
they lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their hearts were not loyal to him.
They did not keep his covenant.
Psalm 78:38
New Living Translation
38 Yet he was merciful and forgave their sins
and did not destroy them all.
Many times he held back his anger
and did not unleash his fury!
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