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Psalms 78:7

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

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וְיָשִׂ֥ימוּveyasimvand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and put”, an unfinished actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…בֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםvelohimin Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.כִּ֫סְלָ֥םkislamloinכֶּסֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “loin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3689properly, fatness, i.e. by implication (literally) the loin (as the seat of the leaf fat) or (generally) the viscera; also (figuratively) silliness or (in a good sense) trustconfidence, flank, folly, hope, loin.וְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִ֭שְׁכְּחוּyishkechvforgetשָׁכַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “forget”, an unfinished actionH7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention[idiom] at all, (cause to) forget.מַֽעַלְלֵיmaalledoingמַעֲלָלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “doing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4611an act (good or bad)doing, endeavour, invention, work.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'וּמִצְוֺתָ֥יוumitsotayvand lawמִצְוָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.יִנְצֹֽרוּyintsorvbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “besieged”, an unfinished actionH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That they might put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

that they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,

Darby Translation

And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but observe his commandments;

Douay-Rheims

Because they have devoured Jacob; and have laid waste his place.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That they might put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

That they might set their hope on God, and not forget the works of God, but diligently seek his commandments.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἵνα θῶνται ἐπὶ τὸν Θεὸν τὴν ἐλπίδα αὐτῶν, καὶ μὴ ἐπιλάθωνται τῶν ἔργων τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ τὰς ἐντολὰς αὐτοῦ ἐκζητήσωσιν.