God’s Word Translation
Psalms 78:14
14He guided them by a cloud during the day and by a fiery light throughout the night.
Psalms 78:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
- New International Version (NIV)He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
Context of Psalms 78:14
12In front of their ancestors he performed miracles in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. 13He divided the sea and led them through it. He made the waters stand up like a wall. He guided them by a cloud during the day and by a fiery light throughout the night. 15He split rocks in the desert. He gave them plenty to drink, an ocean of water. 16He made streams come out of a rock. He made the water flow like rivers.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:14 word by word
וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם בֶּעָנָ֣ן יוֹמָ֑ם וְכָל־הַ֝לַּ֗יְלָה בְּא֣וֹר אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 78:14
- Psalms 105:39He spread out a cloud as a protective covering and a fire to light up the night.
- Exodus 13:21By day the Lord went ahead of them in a column of smoke to lead them on their way. By night he went ahead of them in a column of fire to give them light so that they could travel by day or by night.
- Exodus 14:24Just before dawn, the Lord looked down from the column of fire and smoke and threw the Egyptian camp into a panic.
- Exodus 40:35Moses couldn’t go into the tent of meeting, because the smoke settled on it and the glory of the Lord filled the tent.
- Nehemiah 9:12You led them during the day by a column of smoke and during the night by a column of fire to give them light to see the way they should go.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:14
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14In the day-time also he led them with a cloud - That is, the cloud was the visible symbol of his presence, and its movements determined the way in which they were to go. It was “God” who led them, and who adopted this manner of doing it, so that they had “always” with them, by day and by night, a “visible” proof of his presence. There was that with them which could not be ascribed to any natural causes, and which, therefore, “demonstrated” that God was…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. 14God used a cloud and a light of fire to guide and protect Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21–22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for confidence, shown by a detail of God's dealings in Egypt, and presents a summary of the subsequent history to David's time. Zoan--for Egypt, as its ancient capital (Nu 13:22; Is 19:11).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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