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Psalms 78:34 Cross-References
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“When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.”
Psalms 78:34 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 78:34
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. The Hebrew hārag (הָרַג, "slew") describes God's judicial execution through plague or judgment, triggering superficial repentance. The verb shāḥar (שָׁחַר, "enquired early") means to seek earnestly at dawn, suggesting urgency born from crisis rather than genuine devotion. This pattern reveals foxhole religion—turning to God only when death threatens.The cycle exposes Israel's perpetual spiritual amnesia: prosperity breeds complacency, judgment sparks panic-prayer, deliverance leads back to complacency. The...
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Cross-References for Psalms 78:34
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“until they acknowledge their offense”
“because they had done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.”
“and said”
“And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.”
“but they howl on their beds. They assemble themselves for grain and new wine. They turn away from me.”
“and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim eight years.”
“who makes your nest in the cedars”
“and the steps of the needy.,The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy., תִּרְמְסֶנָּה רָגֶל רַגְלֵי עָנִי פַּעֲמֵי דַלִּים׃ ,The foot shall tread it down, Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.,ὃς ταπεινώσας κατήγαγες τοὺς ἐνοικοῦντας ἐν ὑψηλοῖς πόλεις ὀχυρὰς καταβαλεῖς καὶ κατάξεις ἕως ἐδάφους,And the feet of the meek and lowly shall trample them.,,,,”
“and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines”