King James Version
Psalms 78:36 in the King James Version says “Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 78 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.”
Psalms 78:36 · KJV
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.
But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Nevertheless they did flatter”
H6601to open, i.e., be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way)
“him with their mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“unto him with their tongues”
H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,
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