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Psalms 78:41
Psalms 78:41 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They tested God again and again and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.
Context of Psalms 78:41
39And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again. 40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! And they turned again and tempted God, and grieved the Holy One of Israel. 42They remembered not his hand, the day when he delivered them from the oppressor, 43How he set his signs in Egypt, and his miracles in the field of Zoan;
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וַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּ וַיְנַסּ֣וּ אֵ֑ל וּקְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הִתְווּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:41
- Numbers 14:4And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return to Egypt.
- Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
- Acts 7:39to whom our fathers would not be subject, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
- Hebrews 3:8harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
- 2 Peter 2:21For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known [it] to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
- Psalms 78:19And they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
- Mark 5:35While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's [house], saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?
Commentaries on Psalms 78:41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Limited the Holy One of Israel - The Chaldee translates, "And the Holy One of Israel they signed with a sign." The Hebrew word התוו hithvu is supposed to come from the root תוה tavah, which signifies to mark; and hence the letter ת tau, which in the ancient Hebrew character had the form of a cross X, had its name probably because it was used as a mark. Mr. Bate observes that in hithpael it signifies to challenge or accuse; as one who gives his quark or…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Yea, they turned back, and tempted God - They turned away from his service; they were disposed to return to Egypt, and to place themselves in the condition in which they were before they were delivered from bondage. And limited the Holy One of Israel - The idea is, that they set a limit to the power of God; they fancied or alleged - (and this is a thing often done practically even by the professed people of God) - that there was a boundary in respect to…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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