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Psalms 78:8

Psalms 78:8
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.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And might not be as their fathers,.... This chiefly respects the Jews in Christ's time: though it also is an admonition to them in succeeding ages, and especially in the latter day, when they shall be…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And might not be as their fathers - Their ancestors, particularly in the wilderness, as they passed through it to the promised land. See Exo 32:7-9; Exo 33:3; Exo 34:9; Act 7:51-53. A stubborn and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 78:1-8

These verses, which contain the preface to this history, show that the psalm answers the title; it is indeed Maschil - a psalm to give instruction; if we receive not the instruction it gives, it is…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

as their fathers Primarily, the generation of the wandering in the wilderness; but the warning was true for almost every age.

stubborn and rebellious Epithets applied in Deu 21:18 to the son, whom no…