Mazmur 78:32-37
Konteks78:32 Despite all this, they continued to sin,
and did not trust him to do amazing things. 1
78:33 So he caused them to die unsatisfied 2
and filled with terror. 3
78:34 When he struck them down, 4 they sought his favor; 5
they turned back and longed for God.
78:35 They remembered that God was their protector, 6
and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. 7
78:36 But they deceived him with their words, 8
and lied to him. 9
78:37 They were not really committed to him, 10
and they were unfaithful to his covenant.
Mazmur 78:40-41
Konteks78:40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness,
and insulted him 11 in the desert!
[78:32] 1 tn Heb “and did not believe in his amazing deeds.”
[78:33] 2 tn Heb “and he ended in vanity their days.”
[78:33] 3 tn Heb “and their years in terror.”
[78:34] 4 tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.
[78:34] 5 tn Heb “they sought him.”
[78:35] 6 tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”
[78:35] 7 tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”
[78:36] 8 tn Heb “with their mouth.”
[78:36] 9 tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”
[78:37] 10 tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”
[78:40] 11 tn Or “caused him pain.”
[78:41] 12 tn Heb “and they returned and tested God.” The Hebrew verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to return”) is used here in an adverbial sense to indicate that an earlier action was repeated.
[78:41] 13 tn Or “wounded, hurt.” The verb occurs only here in the OT.
[78:41] 14 sn The basic sense of the word “holy” is “set apart from that which is commonplace, special, unique.” The Lord’s holiness is first and foremost his transcendent sovereignty as the ruler of the world. He is “set apart” from the world over which he rules. At the same time his holiness encompasses his moral authority, which derives from his royal position. As king he has the right to dictate to his subjects how they are to live; indeed his very own character sets the standard for proper behavior. This expression is a common title for the
