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Psalms 78:59
59God heard and became furious; he completely rejected Israel.
Psalms 78:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
- New International Version (NIV)When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,
Context of Psalms 78:59
57They treacherously turned away like their ancestors; they became warped like a faulty bow. 58They enraged him with their high places and provoked his jealousy with their carved images. God heard and became furious; he completely rejected Israel. 60He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he resided among mankind. 61He gave up his strength to captivity and his splendor to the hand of a foe.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:59 word by word
שָׁמַ֣ע אֱ֭לֹהִים וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑ר וַיִּמְאַ֥ס מְ֝אֹ֗ד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:59
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord—his throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his gaze examines everyone.
- Psalms 14:2The Lord looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there is one who is wise, one who seeks God.
- Genesis 18:20Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is immense, and their sin is extremely serious.
- Psalms 106:40Therefore the Lord’s anger burned against his people, and he abhorred his own inheritance.
- Leviticus 20:23You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and I abhorred them.
- Leviticus 26:44Yet in spite of this, while they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject or abhor them so as to destroy them and break my covenant with them, since I am the Lord their God.
- Lamentations 2:7The Lord has rejected his altar, repudiated his sanctuary; he has handed the walls of her palaces over to the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the Lord as on the day of an appointed festival.
- Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of three shepherds. I became impatient with them, and they also detested me.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:59
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59When God heard this - literally, “God heard;” that is, he understood this; he was acquainted with it. He heard their prayers addressed to false gods; he heard their praises sung in honor of idols. He was wroth - This is language taken from the common manner of speaking among people, for language derived from human conceptions and usages must be employed when we speak of God, though it may be difficult to say what is its exact meaning. The general sense is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 56-72Verses 56-72 After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own heart. With good reason does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 56-64Israel’s rebellion defiled the promised land. During the time of the judges, the people built shrines to false gods and worshiped idols (Psalm 78:58; see also Judges 2:11; 3:7, 17–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 59-6059-60. heard--perceived (Ge 11:7). abhorred--but not utterly.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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