43 How he set H7760 his signs אֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו 'o.to.Tav H226 in Egypt בְּ֭מִצְרַיִם Be.mitz.ra.yim H4714 , And his wonders וּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יו u.mof.Tav H4159 in the field H7704 of Zoan צֹֽעַן׃ Tzo.'an H6814 , 44 And turned וַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְ vai.ya.ha.Fokh H2015 their rivers H2975 into blood לְ֭דָם Le.dom H1818 , And their streams , so that they could not drink H8354 . 45 He sent H7971 among them swarms עָ֭רֹב a.ro H6157 of flies , which devoured וַיֹּאכְלֵ֑ם vai.yokh.Lem H398 them ; And frogs וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ u.tze.far.De.a' H6854 , which destroyed H7843 them . 46 He gave H5414 also their increase unto the caterpillar , And their labor unto the locust לָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ la.'ar.Beh H697 . 47 He destroyed their vines גַּפְנָ֑ם gaf.Nam H1612 with hail בַּבָּרָ֣ד ba.ba.Rad H1259 , And their sycomore-trees with frost . 48 He gave over their cattle also to the hail לַבָּרָ֣ד la.ba.Rad H1259 , And their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger אַפּ֗וֹ 'a.Po H639 , Wrath H5678 , and indignation וָזַ֣עַם va.Za.'am H2195 , and trouble H7451 , A band of angels מַלְאֲכֵ֥י mal.'a.Khei H4397 of evil H7451 . 50 He made a path נָתִ֗יב na.Tiv H5410 for his anger לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹ le.'A.Po H639 ; He spared not their soul H5315 from death מִמָּ֣וֶת mi.Ma.vet H4194 , But gave their life נַפְשָׁ֑ם naf.Sham H5315 over to the pestilence לַדֶּ֥בֶר la.De.ver H1698 , 51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם be.mitz.Ra.yim H4714 , The chief of their strength H202 in the tents בְּאָהֳלֵי־ be.'o.ho.lei- H168 of Ham חָֽם׃ Cham H2526 . 52 But he led H5090 forth his own people עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo H5971 like sheep כַּצֹּ֣אן ka.Tzon H6629 , And guided them in the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ ba.mid.Bar H4057 like a flock H6629 . 53 And he led H5148 them safely , so that they feared not ; But the sea הַיָּֽם׃ hai.Yam H3220 overwhelmed their enemies א֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם 'oy.vei.Hem H341 . 55 He drove H1644 out the nations גּוֹיִ֗ם go.Yim H1471 also before them , And allotted them for an inheritance נַחֲלָ֑ה na.cha.Lah H5159 by line , And made the tribes H7626 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El H3478 to dwell וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ן vai.yash.Ken H7931 in their tents בְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗ם be.'o.ho.lei.Hem H168 . 56 Yet they tempted and rebelled H4784 against the Most High God אֱלֹהִ֣ים 'E.lo.Him H430 , And kept H8104 not his testimonies; 57 But turned H2015 back וַיִּסֹּ֣גוּ vai.yi.So.gu H5472 , and dealt H898 treacherously וַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּ Vai.yiv.ge.du H898 like their fathers H1 : They were turned H2015 aside like a deceitful bow כְּקֶ֣שֶׁת ke.Ke.shet H7198 . 58 For they provoked H3707 him to anger וַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּ vai.yakh.'i.Su.hu H3707 with their high בְּבָמוֹתָ֑ם be.va.mo.Tam H1116 places H1116 , And moved him to jealousy with their graven images . 59 When God אֱ֭לֹהִים 'E.lo.Him H430 heard H8085 this, he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ be.Yis.ra.'El H3478 ; 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle מִשְׁכַּ֣ן mish.Kan H4908 of Shiloh שִׁל֑וֹ shi.Lo H7887 , The tent אֹ֝֗הֶל 'O.hel H168 which he placed among men H120 ; 61 And delivered his strength עֻזּ֑וֹ u.Zo H5797 into captivity לַשְּׁבִ֣י la.she.Vi H7628 , And his glory H8597 into the adversary’s hand בְיַד־ ve.yad- H3027 . 62 He gave his people עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo H5971 over also unto the sword לַחֶ֣רֶב la.Che.rev H2719 , And was wroth with his inheritance וּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹ u.ve.na.cha.la.To H5159 . 64 Their priests כֹּ֭הֲנָיו Ko.ha.nav H3548 fell H5307 by the sword בַּחֶ֣רֶב ba.Che.rev H2719 ; And their widows וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו ve.'al.me.no.Tav H490 made no lamentation. 66 And he smote his adversaries backward אָח֑וֹר 'a.Chor H268 : He put H5414 them to a perpetual reproach חֶרְפַּ֥ת cher.Pat H2781 . 67 Moreover he refused the tent בְּאֹ֣הֶל be.'O.hel H168 of Joseph יוֹסֵ֑ף yo.Sef H3130 , And chose H977 not the tribe וּֽבְשֵׁ֥בֶט u.ve.She.vet H7626 of Ephraim אֶ֝פְרַ֗יִם 'ef.Ra.yim H669 , Read all of Psalms 78 ← Psalms 77 Psalms 79 → Commentaries on Psalms 78 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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