Psalms 78:12

Psalms 78:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
• New International Version (NIV)He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Context of Psalms 78:12

10They did not keep the covenant of God And refused to walk according to His law; 11And they forgot His [incredible] works And His miraculous wonders that He had shown them. He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided]. 13He divided the [Red] Sea and allowed them to pass through it, And He made the waters stand up like [water behind] a dam. 14In the daytime He led them with a cloud And all the night with a light of fire.

Psalms 78:12 word by word

נֶ֣גֶד אֲ֭בוֹתָם עָ֣שָׂה פֶ֑לֶא בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מִצְרַ֣יִם שְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Marvellous thingsפֶּ֫לֶאpele' · wonderH6382
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he in the sightנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of Zoanצֹ֫עַןtsô‛an · ZoanH6814

Cross-references for Psalms 78:12

• Psalms 78:42They did not remember [the miracles worked by] His [powerful] hand, Nor the day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
• Psalms 105:27They exhibited His wondrous signs among them, Great miracles in the land of Ham (Egypt).
• Psalms 135:9Who sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
• Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now hear this: I make you as God to Pharaoh [to declare My will and purpose to him]; and your brother Aaron shall be your prophet.
• Exodus 8:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord, “Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
• Exodus 9:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and tell him, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: “Let My people go, so that they may serve Me.
• Exodus 10:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants [making them determined and unresponsive], so that I may exhibit My signs [of divine power] among them,
• Exodus 11:1Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will bring yet one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt; after that he will let you go. When he lets you go, he will most certainly drive you out of here completely.
• Exodus 12:1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt,
• Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any [man-made] god ever tried to go and take for himself a nation from within another nation by trials, by signs and wonders and by war and by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm and by great terrors, as the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your [very] eyes?
• Deuteronomy 6:22Moreover, the Lord showed great and terrible signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh and all his household;
• Nehemiah 9:10Then You performed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, Against all his servants and all the people of his land; For You knew that they behaved arrogantly toward them (the Israelites), And You made a name for Yourself, as it is to this day.
• Psalms 78:43How He worked His miracles in Egypt And His wonders in the field of Zoan [where Pharaoh resided],
• Genesis 32:3Then Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
• Numbers 13:22When they had gone up into the Negev (the South country), they came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai the descendants of Anak were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are complete fools; The counsel of the Pharaoh’s wisest advisors has become stupid. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?”

Commentaries on Psalms 78:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The field of Zoan - "In campo Taneos," Vugate. Tanis was the capital of Pharaoh, where Moses wrought so many miracles. It was situated in the Delta, on one of the most easterly branches of the Nile. It was afterwards called Thanis; and from it the district was called the Thanitic Canton. See Calmet. Dr. Shaw thinks Zoan was intended to signify Egypt in general.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers - Things suited to excite wonder and astonishment. Such were all the miracles that he performed, in effecting the deliverance of his people. In the land of Egypt - In delivering them from Pharaoh. In the field of Zoan - The Septuagint renders this ̓ ́ͅ ́ en pediō Taneōs” in the plain of Tanis.” So the Latin Vulgate. Zoan or Tanis was an ancient city of Lower Egypt, situated on the eastern side of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The wonders are the ten plagues against Egypt that God performed during Israel’s captivity (Exodus 7–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for confidence, shown by a detail of God's dealings in Egypt, and presents a summary of the subsequent history to David's time. Zoan--for Egypt, as its ancient capital (Nu 13:22; Is 19:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 78:12

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• Miracles
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Commentaries on Psalms 78

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings