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Psalms 78:16
16He caused streams to pour from the rocks so that the waters ran like rivers.
Psalms 78:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
- New International Version (NIV)he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also brought streams out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
Context of Psalms 78:16
14He showed them the way with a cloud in the day and with light from a fire all night. 15He broke rocks into pieces in the wilderness so that his people had plenty of water. Springs of water came from deep in the earth. He caused streams to pour from the rocks so that the waters ran like rivers. 17But his people continued to do bad things against him. In the wilderness, they turned against the Most High God. 18They decided to test God, to see what he would do. They demanded to have the food that they liked best.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:16 word by word
וַיּוֹצִ֣א נוֹזְלִ֣ים מִסָּ֑לַע וַיּ֖וֹרֶד כַּנְּהָר֣וֹת מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:16
- Psalms 105:41He broke a rock, so that water poured out from it. It ran as a river through the dry places.
- Deuteronomy 8:15He led you through the large and terrible desert where there were dangerous snakes and scorpions. It was very hot and dry. There was no water there for you to drink. But the Lord made water pour out of a hard rock for you.
- Deuteronomy 9:21When you made that idol, it was a sin that you did. So I took that gold calf and I burned it in the fire. Then I beat it into powder, like dust. I threw the powder into a stream that ran down from the mountain.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16He brought streams also out of the rock - literally, “flowings.” The waters were poured out in an over-flowing stream. Those streams continued to flow, thus constituting a continued proof of the presence of God. See this fully explained in the notes at 1 Corinthians 10:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16The focus shifts from Ephraim (Psalm 78:9–11) to all of Israel. The psalmist thinks about God's power in Egypt (see Psalm 81:4–7) and in the wilderness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. There were two similar miracles (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11). great depths--and--rivers--denote abundance.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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