Psalms 78:36

They made glorious but false professions and protestations of their sincere resolutions of future obedience, if God would spare them.

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Deuteronomy 5:28 ; Deuteronomy 5:29 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Hosea 11:12 ; Isaiah 29:13 ; Psalms 18:44 ; Psalms 106:12 ; Psalms 106:13
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Lied — They made but false protestations of their sincere resolutions of future obedience.

³⁶ Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 78:36