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Psalms 78:8 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
Psalms 78:8
Verse in Context
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That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
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.
The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
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Psalms 78:1
"[[Maschil of Asaph.]] Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth."
Psalms 78:2
"I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:"
Psalms 78:3
"Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told"
Psalms 78:4
"We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done."
Psalms 78:5
"For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:"
Psalms 78:6
"That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:"
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