Psalms

Psalm 78:10–11

10They failed to keep God’s covenant

and refused to live by His law.

11They forgot what He had done,

the wonders He had shown them.

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Psalm 78:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They failedלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to keepשָׁ֭מְרוּšā·mə·rûVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
God’sאֱלֹהִ֑ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God
covenantבְּרִ֣יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH1285 covenant
and refusedמֵאֲנ֥וּmê·’ă·nūVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralH3985 refuse
to liveלָלֶֽכֶת׃lā·le·ḵeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1980 go, come, walk
by His lawוּ֝בְתוֹרָת֗וֹū·ḇə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8451 direction, instruction, law

Psalm 78:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They forgotוַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּway·yiš·kə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7911 forget
what He had doneעֲלִילוֹתָ֑יו‘ă·lî·lō·w·ṯāwNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5949 wantonness, deed
the wondersוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוwə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāwConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singularH6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
He had shown themהֶרְאָֽם׃her·’āmVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH7200 see

Cross-references

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Psalm 78:10 Deuteronomy 31:20 · Judges 2:10–12 · Deuteronomy 31:16 · Nehemiah 9:26–29 · Jeremiah 31:32 · 2 Kings 17:14–15

Psalm 78:11 Psalm 106:13 · Deuteronomy 32:18 · Psalm 78:7 · Psalm 106:21–22 · Jeremiah 2:32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.