Psalms 78:22

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Because they believed{H8689)} not in God, and trusted{H8804)} not in his salvation:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א הֶ֭אֱמִינוּ בֵּאלֹהִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א בָ֝טְח֗וּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Because kî not lōʾ heʾĕmînû in bēʾlōhîm and not wᵉlōʾ bāṭᵉḥû in his bîšûʿātô

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - because/for
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*heʾĕmînû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd person plural - they believed
*bēʾlōhîm*: preposition + noun, masculine plural - in God
*wᵉlōʾ*: waw conjunctive + negative particle - and not
*bāṭᵉḥû*: qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they trusted
*bîšûʿātô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his salvation/deliverance

Word Meanings

*heʾĕmînû*: they believed/had faith in/trusted
*ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/judges
*bāṭᵉḥû*: they trusted/relied on/were confident in
*yᵉšûʿâ*: salvation/deliverance/victory/help

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Heb 3:18-19 : 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Heb 11:6 : 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
1 John 5:10 : 10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
Jude 1:5 : 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
Deut 1:32 : 32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
Ps 106:24 : 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
Isa 7:9 : 9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.
Heb 3:12 : 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 78:32-33
2 verses
80%
32For all this they sinned{H8804)} still, and believed{H8689)} not for his wondrous works{H8737)}.
33Therefore their days did he consume{H8762)} in vanity, and their years in trouble.
Ps 106:24-25
2 verses
77%
24Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:
25But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.
Heb 3:18-19
2 verses
75%
18And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
19So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
Deut 1:32
74%
32Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,
Ps 78:10-11
2 verses
73%
10They kept{H8804)} not the covenant of God, and refused{H8765)} to walk{H8800)} in his law;
11And forgat{H8799)} his works, and his wonders{H8737)} that he had shewed{H8689)} them.
Ps 78:37
72%
37For their heart was not right{H8737)} with him, neither were they stedfast{H8738)} in his covenant.
Ps 22:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them.
5They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Ps 78:42
71%
42They remembered{H8804)} not his hand, nor the day when he delivered{H8804)} them from the enemy.
Ps 107:11
71%
11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
Num 20:12
71%
12And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
Matt 13:58
70%
58And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Ps 106:12-13
2 verses
70%
12Then believed they his words; they sang his praise.
13They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Job 34:27
70%
27Because they turned back from him, and would not consider any of his ways:
Ps 78:56
69%
56Yet they tempted{H8762)} and provoked{H8686)} the most high God, and kept{H8804)} not his testimonies:
Ps 78:21
69%
21Therefore the LORD heard{H8804)} this, and was wroth{H8691)}: so a fire was kindled{H8738)} against Jacob, and anger also came up{H8804)} against Israel;
John 16:9
69%
9Of sin , because they believe not on me;
Ps 78:23
69%
23Though he had commanded{H8762)} the clouds from above, and opened{H8804)} the doors of heaven,
Ps 106:21
69%
21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Ps 78:7-8
2 verses
69%
7That they might set{H8799)} their hope in God, and not forget{H8799)} the works of God, but keep{H8799)} his commandments:
8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn{H8802)} and rebellious{H8802)} generation; a generation that set not their heart aright{H8689)}, and whose spirit was not stedfast{H8738)} with God.
John 12:37
69%
37But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
Ps 52:7
68%
7Lo, this is the man that made{H8799)} not God his strength; but trusted{H8799)} in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened{H8799)} himself in his wickedness.
2 Sam 22:42
68%
42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
John 12:39
68%
39Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again,
2 Kgs 17:14
68%
14Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.
Rom 11:30-31
2 verses
68%
30For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:
31Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy.
Ps 28:5
67%
5Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
2 Thess 2:10
67%
10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
Ps 37:40
67%
40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver{H8762)} them: he shall deliver{H8762)} them from the wicked, and save{H8686)} them, because they trust{H8804)} in him.
Deut 9:23
67%
23Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.
Ps 44:6
67%
6For I will not trust{H8799)} in my bow, neither shall my sword save{H8686)} me.
Jer 3:23
67%
23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel.
Isa 30:12
67%
12Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon:
Prov 1:29
67%
29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
Heb 4:6
67%
6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
Heb 3:11
67%
11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)
Neh 9:16
67%
16But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
2 Kgs 18:12
67%
12Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.
Ps 119:155
66%
155Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Ps 106:8
66%
8Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.
Num 14:22
66%
22Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
Rom 3:3
66%
3For what if some did not believe ? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?
Isa 12:2
66%
2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.