American Standard Version
Psalms 78:40
40How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness,And grieve him in the desert!
Psalms 78:40 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
- New International Version (NIV)How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!
- English Standard Version (ESV)How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!
- New King James Version (NKJV)How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!
Context of Psalms 78:40
38But he, being merciful, forgave theiriniquity, and destroyedthemnot: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath. 39And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert! 41And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel. 42They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:40 word by word
כַּ֭מָּה יַמְר֣וּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר יַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּ בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:40
- Psalms 78:17Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
- Psalms 95:8Harden not your heart, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness;
- Psalms 106:14But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert.
- Numbers 14:11And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe in me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them?
- Deuteronomy 9:21And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, grinding it very small, until it was as fine as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.
- Isaiah 7:13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David: Is it a small thing for you to weary men, that ye will weary my God also?
- Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled, and grieved his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, andhimself fought against them.
- Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
- Hebrews 3:15while it is said, To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:40
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness - Margin, Or, rebel against him. The Hebrew word may have the signification in the margin. The idea is, that they were perverse and rebellious; that they excited his displeasure, and gave occasion for his anger. See Psalm 78:17. And grieve him in the desert - The word here rendered grieve means (1) to work, to fashion; (2) to suffer pain, to travail, to be afflicted; and then, (3) to cause one to suffer pain…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-55Verses 40-55 Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth like sheep; and guided…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-55The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4140-41. There were ten temptations (Nu 14:22).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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