Psalms 78:7

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“that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.”

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BSBPD

“that they should put their confidence in God, not forgetting His works, but keeping His commandments.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 78:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 12:24And you are to keep this command as a permanent statute for you and your descendants.
  2. Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.
  3. Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
  4. Deuteronomy 6:12be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  5. Deuteronomy 6:21then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.
  6. Deuteronomy 6:25And if we are careful to observe every one of these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us, then that will be our righteousness.”
  7. Deuteronomy 7:18But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt:
  8. Deuteronomy 8:2Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
  9. Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
  10. Esther 9:27the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.
  11. Psalms 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
  12. Psalms 62:5Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
  13. Psalms 77:10So I said, “I am grieved that the right hand of the Most High has changed.”
  14. Psalms 91:14“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
  15. Psalms 103:2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds—
  16. Psalms 105:5Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
  17. Psalms 105:45that they might keep His statutes and obey His laws. Hallelujah!
  18. Psalms 130:6My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning— more than watchmen wait for the morning.
  19. Psalms 146:5Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God,
  20. Jeremiah 17:7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
  21. John 14:21Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  22. 1 Corinthians 11:24and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
  23. 1 Peter 1:21Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.
  24. 1 John 3:22and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

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