Psalm 78:34-37

Tell the Coming Generation

³⁴ When he killed them, they _h sought him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.
³⁵ They remembered that God was their _i rock,
the Most High God their _j redeemer.
³⁶ But they _k flattered him with their mouths;
they _l lied to him with their tongues.
³⁷ Their _m heart was not _n steadfast toward him;
they were not faithful to his covenant.

1. Cross References
   Hosea 5:15
   I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me.
   
2. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 32:4
   The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright is he.
   Deuteronomy 32:15
   But Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked; you grew fat, stout, and sleek; then he forsook God who made him and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.
   Deuteronomy 32:31
   For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves.
   
3. Cross References
   Exodus 15:13
   You have led in your steadfast love the people whom you have redeemed; you have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.
   Psalms 74:2
   Remember your congregation, which you have purchased of old, which you have redeemed to be the tribe of your heritage! Remember Mount Zion, where you have dwelt.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 29:13
   And the Lord said: "Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men.
   Ezekiel 33:31
   And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with lustful talk in their mouths they act; their heart is set on their gain.
   
5. Cross References
   Isaiah 57:11
   Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me?
   
6. Cross References
   Psalms 78:8
   And that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
   
7. Cross References
   Psalms 51:10
   Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.