Salmos 78:36

36 Pero entonces lo halagaban con la boca,y le mentían con la lengua.

Salmos 78:36 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:36

Nevertheless, they did flatter him with their mouth
In prayer to him, they only drew nigh to him with their mouths, and honoured him with their lips; they showed much love to him and his ways and ordinances hereby; but their hearts were not with him, but after their lusts; they made fine speeches and fair promises, but their hearts and mouths did not agree; they spoke with a double heart, thinking and endeavouring to "deceive" the Lord, as the word ^F2 here used signifies; but he is not to be deceived, nor will he be mocked; the Targum is,

``they allured (or persuaded) him, with their mouth;''

they attempted to do so; the Syriac and Arabic versions are, "they loved him with their mouth"; professed great love and sincere affection to him, when they had none:

and they lied unto him with their tongues;
to lie unto men is bad, but to God is worse; and it is a most vain and foolish thing, since there is not a word in the tongue of any but is known to him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F2 (whwtpyw) "quamvis conarentur eum decipere", Junius & Tremellius; "attamen decipiebant eum", Cocceius.

Salmos 78:36 In-Context

34 Si Dios los castigaba, entonces lo buscaban,y con ansias se volvían de nuevo a él.

35 Se acordaban de que Dios era su roca,de que el Dios Altísimo era su redentor.

36 Pero entonces lo halagaban con la boca,y le mentían con la lengua.

37 No fue su corazón sincero para con Dios;no fueron fieles a su pacto.

38 Sin embargo, él les tuvo compasión;les perdonó su maldad y no los destruyó.Una y otra vez contuvo su enojo,y no se dejó llevar del todo por la ira.