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Psalm 78:9 KJV
Psalms · chapter 78 · verse 9
The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.Psalm 78:9 · King James Version
Psalm 78:9 in context
7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
9The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
10They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
11And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- carryingrâmâhto hurlH7411 →
- EphraimʼEphrayimEphrajim, a son of JosephH669 →
- armednâshaqto kiss, literally or figurativelyH5401 →
- bowsqeshetha bow, forshooting or the irisH7198 →
- backhâphakto turn about or overH2015 →
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In these verses, I. The psalmist observes the late rebukes of Providence that the people of Israel had been under, which they had brought upon themselves by their dealing treacherously with God, Psa 78:9-11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-39