Psalms 78:34

And they remembered that God was their Rock,.... Who had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies, had strengthened them against them, and supported and protected them, as well as supplied…

When he slew them - When he came forth in his wrath and cut them down by the plague, by fiery serpents, or by their enemies. Then they sought him - Their calamities had the effect of producing…

In these verses,

I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Psa…

When he slew them, then they would inquire after him:

And return and seek God earnestly.

The tenses denote the repeated alternations of punishment and repentance. Cp. Jdg 2:11 ff.