King James Version
Psalms 78:35 in the King James Version says “And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.”
Psalms 78:35 · KJV
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And they remembered”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“that God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“was their rock”
H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
“God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“and the high”
H5945an elevation, i.e., (adjectively) lofty (comparatively); as title, the supreme
“their redeemer”
H1350to redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido
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