Psalm 78:7
New International Version
Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

New Living Translation
So each generation should set its hope anew on God, not forgetting his glorious miracles and obeying his commands.

English Standard Version
so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;

Berean Standard Bible
that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

King James Bible
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

New King James Version
That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;

New American Standard Bible
So that they would put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But comply with His commandments,

NASB 1995
That they should put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments,

NASB 1977
That they should put their confidence in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments,

Legacy Standard Bible
That they should set their confidence in God And not forget the deeds of God, But observe His commandments,

Amplified Bible
That they should place their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments,

Christian Standard Bible
so that they might put their confidence in God and not forget God’s works, but keep his commands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that they might put their confidence in God and not forget God’s works, but keep His commands.

American Standard Version
That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
That their hope would be in God and that they would not forget the works of God and they would keep his commandments,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
That they might set their hope on God, and not forget the works of God, but diligently seek his commandments.

Contemporary English Version
Then they would trust God and obey his teachings, without forgetting anything God had done.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That they may put their hope in God and may not forget the works of God: and may seek his commandments.

English Revised Version
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
to trust God, to remember what he has done, and to obey his commands.

Good News Translation
In this way they also will put their trust in God and not forget what he has done, but always obey his commandments.

International Standard Version
Then they will put their trust in God and they will not forget his awesome deeds. Instead, they will keep his commandments.

JPS Tanakh 1917
That they might put their confidence in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;

Literal Standard Version
And place their confidence in God, | And do not forget the doings of God, | But keep His commands.

Majority Standard Bible
that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.

New American Bible
that they too might put their confidence in God, And not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments.

NET Bible
Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands.

New Revised Standard Version
so that they should set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;

New Heart English Bible
that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments,

Webster's Bible Translation
That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

World English Bible
that they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,

Young's Literal Translation
And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
6that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children 7that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments. 8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:2
You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:9
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Deuteronomy 5:1
Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.

Deuteronomy 5:29
If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.

Deuteronomy 6:12
be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 8:14
then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.

Deuteronomy 27:1
Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: "Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.


Treasury of Scripture

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

set

Psalm 40:4
Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Psalm 62:5
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

Psalm 91:14
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

not forget

Psalm 77:10-12
And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High…

Psalm 103:2
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Psalm 105:5
Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

keep

Deuteronomy 5:29
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

John 14:21-24
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him…

1 John 3:22-24
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight…

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Psalm 78
1. An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God
9. The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient
67. The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.














Verse 7. - That they might set their hope in God. Instruction in God's Law, and in his treatment of their forefathers, would naturally tend to make the Israelites "set their hope in God," who in the past had done so much for them. And not forget the works of God. They could not well forget, it' they were perpetually reminded of them. But keep his commandments. If they bore God's works - i.e. his many mercies - in mind, they would be the more disposed to obedience.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
that they should put
וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּ (wə·yā·śî·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

their confidence
כִּ֫סְלָ֥ם (kis·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3689: Fatness, the loin, the viscera, silliness, trust

in God,
בֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים (ḇê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

forgetting
יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּ (yiš·kə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

[His]
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

works,
מַֽעַלְלֵי־ (ma·‘al·lê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4611: A deed, practice

but keeping
יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃ (yin·ṣō·rū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep

His commandments.
וּמִצְוֺתָ֥יו (ū·miṣ·wō·ṯāw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment


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