Psaume 78:10

10 Ils ne gardèrent point l'alliance de Dieu, Et ils refusèrent de marcher selon sa loi.

Psaume 78:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 78:10

They kept not the covenant of God
Either the covenant of circumcision, which was neglected during their travels through the wilderness, ( Joshua 5:5 ) or the covenant made with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai, ( Exodus 24:7 ) and this is to be understood not of the children of Ephraim only, but of the Israelites in general, who in many instances broke the covenant, and were not steadfast in it, ( Psalms 78:37 ) , (See Gill on Jeremiah 31:32)

and refused to walk in his law;
the law of God, which was given forth by him, by the disposition of angels, through the hands of a mediator, Moses, as a rule of their walk and conversation; but they refused to order their conversation according to it, being unwilling to be subject to it, but despised and cast it away; a sad instance of the corruption of human nature, and the depravity of man's will, boasted of for its freedom, yet what is common, and to be observed in all mankind.

Psaume 78:10 In-Context

8 Afin qu'ils ne fussent pas, comme leurs pères, Une race indocile et rebelle, Une race dont le coeur n'était pas ferme, Et dont l'esprit n'était pas fidèle à Dieu.

9 Les fils d'Ephraïm, armés et tirant de l'arc, Tournèrent le dos le jour du combat.

10 Ils ne gardèrent point l'alliance de Dieu, Et ils refusèrent de marcher selon sa loi.

11 Ils mirent en oubli ses oeuvres, Ses merveilles qu'il leur avait fait voir.

12 Devant leurs pères il avait fait des prodiges, Au pays d'Egypte, dans les campagnes de Tsoan.