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Psalms 78:15
15He split rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant [water to] drink like the ocean depths.
Psalms 78:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
- New International Version (NIV)He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
- English Standard Version (ESV)He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He split the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
Context of Psalms 78:15
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. He split rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant [water to] drink like the ocean depths. 16He brought streams also from the rock [at Rephidim and Kadesh] And caused waters to run down like rivers. 17Yet they still continued to sin against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:15 word by word
יְבַקַּ֣ע צֻ֭רִים בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר וַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְ כִּתְהֹמ֥וֹת רַבָּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 78:15
- Psalms 105:41He opened the rock and water flowed out; It ran in the dry places like a river.
- Psalms 114:8Who turned the rock into a pool of water, The flint into a fountain of water.
- Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; there you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may [have something to] drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
- Numbers 20:11Then Moses raised his hand [in anger] and with his rod he struck the rock twice [instead of speaking to the rock as the Lord had commanded]. And the water poured out abundantly, and the congregation and their livestock drank [fresh water].
- Isaiah 41:18I will open rivers on the barren heights And springs in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a reed-pool of water And the dry land springs of water.
- Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, Jackals and ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen.
- John 7:37Now on the last and most important day of the feast, Jesus stood and called out [in a loud voice], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!
- 1 Corinthians 10:4and all [of them] drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.
- Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ),
Commentaries on Psalms 78:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15He clave the rocks in the wilderness - There were two occasions on which the rock was smitten for water; one Exodus 17:6 at Mount Horeb, shortly after they came out of Egypt; and the other Numbers 20:11, when they had nearly ceased their wanderings in the wilderness. Hence, the plural term (rocks) is used here. And gave them drink as out of the great depths - As if he had formed a lake or an ocean, furnishing an inexhaustible supply.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. 12-16The focus shifts from Ephraim (Psalm 78:9–11) to all of Israel. The psalmist thinks about God's power in Egypt (see Psalm 81:4–7) and in the wilderness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. There were two similar miracles (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11). great depths--and--rivers--denote abundance.Read the comment
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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
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