American Standard Version
Psalms 78:23
23Yet he commanded the skies above,And opened the doors of heaven;
Psalms 78:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
- New International Version (NIV)Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,
Context of Psalms 78:23
21Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel; 22Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation. Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven; 24And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven. 25Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:23 word by word
וַיְצַ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל וְדַלְתֵ֖י שָׁמַ֣יִם פָּתָֽח׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:23
- Psalms 33:9For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.
- Isaiah 5:6and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor hoed; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
- Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
- 2 Kings 7:2Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Malachi 3:10Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Though he had commanded the clouds from above - Though he had showed that he had absolute control over the clouds, and had only to command them and they would furnish rain in abundance. Compare the notes at Isaiah 5:6. And opened the doors of heaven - As he had done at the deluge, Genesis 7:11. The idea is, that he had rained down manna upon them in such abundance that it might be compared with the waters that had been sent down at the deluge.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. 23-25Abundance comes through the doors of heaven (Genesis 8:2; 2 Kings 7:2; Malachi 3:10). The Israelites ate manna for 40 years in the wilderness (Exodus 16:31–36; John 6:31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2923-29. (Compare Ex 16:11-15; Nu 11:4-9).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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