78:34 When he struck them down, 1 they sought his favor; 2
they turned back and longed for God.
78:35 They remembered that God was their protector, 3
and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. 4
78:36 But they deceived him with their words, 5
and lied to him. 6
78:37 They were not really committed to him, 7
and they were unfaithful to his covenant.
1 tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.
2 tn Heb “they sought him.”
3 tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”
4 tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”
5 tn Heb “with their mouth.”
6 tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”
7 tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”