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 ; Read all of Psalms 78 ← Psalms 77 Psalms 79 → Commentaries on Psalms 78 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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