Psalms 78:35

35 They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

Psalms 78:35 in Other Translations

KJV
35 And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
ESV
35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.
NLT
35 Then they remembered that God was their rock, that God Most High was their redeemer.
MSG
35 They gave witness that God was their rock, that High God was their redeemer,
CSB
35 They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their Redeemer.

Psalms 78:35 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:35

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 them with all good things, of whom they had been greatly unmindful; but affliction was a means of refreshing their memory; see ( Deuteronomy 32:15 Deuteronomy 32:18 ) ,

and the high God their Redeemer;
who had redeemed them out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, with a high hand and a mighty arm, and thereby showed himself to be the most high God: between this and the following verse the Masorah puts this note,

``half of the book,''

i.e. half of the book of Psalms ends here.

Psalms 78:35 In-Context

33 So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 49:24; Deuteronomy 32:4
  • 2. S Deuteronomy 9:26
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