9The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.
10They failed to keep God’s covenant and refused to live by His law.
11They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.
Focused Passage
Psalms 78:9-11
Teaching the Next Generation Through Israel's Rebellion, God's Mercy, and the Chosen Shepherd King
Psalm 78 moves from a summons to teach the coming generation, through a sweeping remembrance of wilderness rebellion, exodus mercy, judgment, and land failure, into God's rejection of Shiloh and Ephraim and His gracious choice of Judah, Zion, and David as shepherd-king.
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Verse 9
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The archersנוֹשְׁקֵ֥יH5401Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .רוֹמֵי־H7411Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct. . .קָ֑שֶׁתH7198Noun - feminine singularvvvבְּֽנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural constructof Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִםH669Noun - proper - masculine singularturned backהָ֝פְכ֗וּH2015Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralon the dayבְּי֣וֹםH3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof battleקְרָֽב׃H7128Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10
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They failedלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleto keepשָׁ֭מְרוּH8104Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralGod’sאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralcovenantבְּרִ֣יתH1285Noun - feminine singular constructand refusedמֵאֲנ֥וּH3985Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common pluralto liveלָלֶֽכֶת׃H1980Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructby His lawוּ֝בְתוֹרָת֗וֹH8451Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 11
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They forgotוַיִּשְׁכְּח֥וּH7911Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralwhat He had doneעֲלִילוֹתָ֑יוH5949Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularthe wondersוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוH6381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeHe had shown themהֶרְאָֽם׃H7200Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural