Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 78:5-72

5For He establishedH6965 a testimonyH5715 in JacobH3290 and appointedH7760 a lawH8451 in IsraelH3478, whichH834 He commandedH6680 our fathersH1 to teachH3045 to their childrenH1121,6thatH4616 the comingH314 generationH1755 would know themH3045— even childrenH1121 yet to be bornH3205— to ariseH6965 and tellH5608 their own childrenH11217that they should putH7760 their confidenceH3689 in GodH430, notH3808 forgettingH7911 His worksH4611, but keepingH5341 His commandmentsH4687.8Then they will notH3808 beH1961 like their fathersH1, a stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784 generationH1755 , whose heartH3820 was notH3808 loyalH3559, whose spiritH7307 was notH3808 faithfulH539 toH854 GodH410.

9The archersH5401 H7411 H7198 of EphraimH1121 H669turned backH2015 on the dayH3117 of battleH7128.10They failedH3808 to keepH8104 God’sH430 covenantH1285and refusedH3985 to liveH1980 by His lawH8451.11They forgotH7911 what He had doneH5949,the wondersH6381 He had shown themH7200.12He workedH6213 wondersH6382 beforeH5048 their fathersH1in the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in the regionH7704 of ZoanH6814.13He splitH1234 the seaH3220 and brought them throughH5674;He setH5324 the waters uprightH4325 likeH3644 a wallH5067.14He led themH5148 with a cloudH6051 by dayH3119and with a lightH216 of fireH784 allH3605 nightH3915.15He splitH1234 the rocksH6697 in the wildernessH4057and gave them drinkH8248 as abundantH7227 as the seasH8415.16He broughtH3318 streamsH5140 from the stoneH5553and made waterH4325 flow downH3381 like riversH5104.

17But they continuedH3254 H5750 to sinH2398 against Him,rebellingH4784 in the desertH6723 against the Most HighH5945.18They willfullyH3824 testedH5254 GodH410by demandingH7592 the foodH400 they cravedH5315.19They spokeH1696 against GodH430, sayingH559,“CanH3201 GodH410 really prepareH6186 a tableH7979 in the wildernessH4057?20WhenH2005 He struckH5221 the rockH6697, waterH4325 gushed outH2100and torrentsH5158 ragedH7857.But canH3201 He alsoH1571 giveH5414 breadH3899orH518 supplyH3559 His peopleH5971 with meatH7607?”

21ThereforeH3651 the LORDH3068 heardH8085and was filled with wrathH5674;so a fireH784 was kindledH5400 against JacobH3290,andH1571 His angerH639 flaredH5927 against IsraelH3478,22becauseH3588 they did notH3808 believeH539 GodH430 H3808or relyH982 on His salvationH3444.

23Yet He commandedH6680 the cloudsH7834 aboveH4605and openedH6605 the doorsH1817 of the heavensH8064.24He rained downH4305 mannaH4478 for themH5921 to eatH398;He gaveH5414 them grainH1715 from heavenH8064.125ManH376 ateH398 the breadH3899 of angelsH47;He sentH7971 them foodH6720 in abundanceH7648.26He stirredH5265 the east windH6921 from the heavensH8064and droveH5090 the south windH8486 by His mightH5797.27He rainedH4305 meatH7607 on themH5921 like dustH6083,and wingedH3671 birdsH5775 like the sandH2344 of the seaH3220.28He felled themH5307 in the midstH7130 of their campH4264,all aroundH5439 their dwellingsH4908.29So they ateH398 and were wellH3966 filledH7646,for He gaveH935 them what they cravedH8378.

30YetH3808 before they had filledH2114 their desireH8378,with the foodH400 stillH5750 in their mouthsH6310,31God’sH430 angerH639 flaredH5927 against them,and He put to deathH2026 their strongestH4924and subduedH3766 the young menH970 of IsraelH3478.

32In spite of allH3605 thisH2063, they kept on sinningH2398;despiteH5750 His wonderful worksH6381, they did notH3808 believeH539.33So He endedH3615 their daysH3117 in futilityH1892,2and their yearsH8141 in sudden terrorH928.34WhenH518 He slew themH2026, they would seek HimH1875;they repentedH7725 and searched forH7836 GodH410.35And they rememberedH2142 thatH3588 GodH430 was their RockH6697,that GodH410 Most HighH5945 3 was their RedeemerH1350.

36But they deceived HimH6601 with their mouthsH6310,and liedH3576 to Him with their tonguesH3956.37Their heartsH3820 were disloyalH3808 H3559 to HimH5973,and they were unfaithfulH3808 H539 to His covenantH1285.

38And yet HeH1931 was compassionateH7349;He forgaveH3722 their iniquityH5771 and did notH3808 destroy themH7843.He oftenH7235 restrained His angerH639 H7725and did notH3808 unleashH5782 His full wrathH3605 H2534.39He rememberedH2142 thatH3588 theyH1992 were but fleshH1320,a passingH1980 breezeH7307 that does notH3808 returnH7725.

40How oftenH4100 they disobeyed HimH4784 in the wildernessH4057and grieved HimH6087 in the desertH3452!41Again and againH7725 they testedH5254 GodH410and provokedH8428 the HolyH6918 One of IsraelH3478.42They did notH3808 rememberH2142 His powerH3027 4—the dayH3117 He redeemed themH6299 fromH4480 the adversaryH6862,43whenH834 He performedH7760 His signsH226 in EgyptH4714and His wondersH4159 in the fieldsH7704 of ZoanH6814.

44He turnedH2015 their riversH2975 to bloodH1818,and from their streamsH5140 they could notH1077 drinkH8354.45He sentH7971 swarms of fliesH6157 that devoured themH398,and frogsH6854 that devastated themH7843.46He gaveH5414 their cropsH2981 to the grasshopperH2625,the fruit of their laborH3018 to the locustH697.47He killedH2026 their vinesH1612 with hailstonesH1259and their sycamore-figsH8256 with sleetH2602.548He abandonedH5462 their cattleH1165 to the hailH1259and their livestockH4735 to bolts of lightningH7565.

49He unleashedH7971 His furyH2740 H639 against them,wrathH5678, indignationH2195, and calamityH6869—a bandH4917 of destroyingH7451 angelsH4397.50He clearedH6424 a pathH5410 for His angerH639;He did notH3808 spareH2820 themH5315 from deathH4194but deliveredH5462 their livesH2416 to the plagueH1698.51He struckH5221 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 of EgyptH4714,the virilityH7225 H202 in the tentsH168 of HamH2526.

52He led out His peopleH5971 H5265 like sheepH6629and guided themH5090 like a flockH5739 in the wildernessH4057.53He led themH5148 safelyH983, so they did notH3808 fearH6342,butH853 the seaH3220 engulfedH3680 their enemiesH341.54He brought themH935 toH413 His holyH6944 landH1366,to the mountainH2022 H2088 His right handH3225 had acquiredH7069.55He drove outH1644 nationsH1471 before themH6440and apportionedH5307 H2256 their inheritanceH5159;He settledH7931 the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 in their tentsH168.

56But they testedH5254 and disobeyedH4784 GodH430 Most HighH5945,for they did notH3808 keepH8104 His decreesH5713.57They turned backH5472 and were faithlessH898 like their fathersH1,twistedH2015 like a faultyH7423 bowH7198.58They enraged HimH3707 with their high placesH1116and provoked His jealousyH7065 with their idolsH6456.

59On hearing itH8085, GodH430 was furiousH5674and rejectedH3988 IsraelH3478 completelyH3966.60He abandonedH5203 the tabernacleH4908 of ShilohH7887,the tentH168 He had pitchedH7931 among menH120.61He deliveredH5414 His strengthH5797 to captivityH7628,and His splendorH8597 to the handH3027 of the adversaryH6862.62He surrenderedH5462 His peopleH5971 to the swordH2719because He was enragedH5674 by His heritageH5159.63FireH784 consumedH398 His young menH970,and their maidensH1330 were left withoutH3808 wedding songsH1984.64His priestsH3548 fellH5307 by the swordH2719,but their widowsH490 could notH3808 lamentH1058.

65Then the LordH136 awokeH3364 as from sleepH3463,like a mighty warriorH1368 overcomeH7442 by wineH3196.66He beatH5221 backH268 His foesH6862;He put them toH5414 everlastingH5769 shameH2781.67He rejectedH3988 the tentH168 of JosephH3130and refusedH3808 H977 the tribeH7626 of EphraimH669.68But He choseH977 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063 ,MountH2022 ZionH6726, whichH834 He lovedH157.69He builtH1129 His sanctuaryH4720 likeH3644 the heightsH7311,like the earthH776 He has establishedH3245 foreverH5769.

70He choseH977 DavidH1732 His servantH5650and took himH3947 from the sheepfoldsH4356 H6629;71from tendingH310 the ewesH5763 He brought himH935to be shepherdH7462 of His peopleH5971 JacobH3290,of IsraelH3478 His inheritanceH5159.72So David shepherded themH7462 with integrityH8537 of heartH3824and guided themH5148 with skillfulH8394 handsH3709.

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Notes

1. Psalms 78:24 Cited in John 6:31 ↩
2. Psalms 78:33 Or in vapor ↩
3. Psalms 78:35 Hebrew El-Elyon ↩
4. Psalms 78:42 Or His hand ↩
5. Psalms 78:47 Or frost or driving rain ↩

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