New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 78:25-72
25ManH376 did eatH398 the breadH3899 of 1angelsH47; He sentH7971 them 2foodH6720 34in abundanceH7648.26He 5caused the eastH6921 windH6921 to blowH5265 in the heavensH8064 And by His 6powerH5797 He directedH5090 the southH8486 windH8486.27When He rainedH4305 7meatH7607 upon them like the dustH6083, Even 8wingedH3671 fowlH5775 like the sandH2344 of the seasH3220,28Then He let them fallH5307 in the midstH7130 of 9their campH4264, RoundH5439 aboutH5439 their dwellingsH4908.29So they 10ateH398 and were wellH3966 filledH7646, And their desireH8378 He gaveH935 to them.3011Before they had satisfiedH2114 their desireH8378, 12WhileH5750 their foodH400 was in their mouthsH6310,31The 13angerH639 of GodH430 roseH5927 against them And killedH2026 14some of their 15stoutestH4924 ones, And 16subduedH3766 the choiceH970 menH977 of IsraelH3478.32In spite of allH3605 thisH2088 they 17stillH5750 sinnedH2398 And 18did not believeH539 in His wonderfulH6381 worksH6381.33So He broughtH3615 19their daysH3117 to an endH3615 in 20futilityH1892 And their yearsH8141 in suddenH928 terrorH928.
34WhenH518 He killedH2026 them, then they 21soughtH1875 Him, And returnedH7725 and searchedH7836 22diligentlyH7836 for GodH410;35And they rememberedH2142 that GodH430 was their 23rockH6697, And the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH410 their 24RedeemerH1350.36But they 25deceivedH6601 Him with their mouthH6310 And 26liedH3576 to Him with their tongueH3956.37For their heartH3820 was not 27steadfastH3559 towardH5973 Him, NorH3808 were they faithfulH539 in His covenantH1285.38But He, being 28compassionateH7349, 2930forgaveH3722 their iniquityH5771 and did not destroyH7843 them; And oftenH7235 He 3132restrainedH7725 His angerH639 And did not arouseH5782 allH3605 His wrathH2534.39Thus 33He rememberedH2142 that they were but 34fleshH1320, A 3536windH7307 that passesH1980 and does not returnH7725.
40HowH4100 oftenH4100 they 37rebelledH4784 against Him in the wildernessH4057 And 38grievedH6087 Him in the 39desertH3452!41AgainH7725 and again they 4041temptedH5254 GodH410, And painedH8428 the 42HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.42They 43did not rememberH2142 44His 45powerH3027, The dayH3117 whenH834 He 46redeemedH6299 them from the adversaryH6862,43WhenH834 He performedH7760 His 47signsH226 in EgyptH4714 And His 48marvelsH4159 in the fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814,44And 49turnedH2015 their riversH2975 to bloodH1818, And their streamsH5140, they could not drinkH8354.45He sentH7971 among them swarmsH6157 of 50fliesH6157 which devouredH398 them, And 51frogsH6854 which destroyedH7843 them.46He gaveH5414 also their cropsH2981 to the 52grasshopperH2625 And the productH3018 of their laborH3018 to the 53locustH697.47He 54destroyedH2026 their vinesH1612 with 55hailstonesH1259 And their sycamoreH8256 treesH8256 with frostH2602.48He gaveH5462 overH5462 their 56cattleH1165 also to the hailstonesH1259 And their herdsH4735 to boltsH7565 of lightningH7565.49He 57sentH7971 upon them His burningH2740 angerH639, FuryH5678 and indignationH2195 and troubleH6869, 58A bandH4917 of destroyingH7451 angelsH4397.50He leveledH6424 a pathH5410 for His angerH639; He did not spareH2820 their soulH5315 from deathH4194, But 59gaveH5462 overH5462 their lifeH2421 to the plagueH1698,51And 60smoteH5221 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 in EgyptH4714, The 61firstH7225 issue of their virilityH202 in the tentsH168 of 62HamH2526.52But He 63ledH5265 forthH5265 His own peopleH5971 like sheepH6629 And guidedH5090 them in the wildernessH4057 64like a flockH5739;53He ledH5148 them 65safelyH983, so that they did not fearH6342; But 66the seaH3220 engulfedH3680 their enemiesH340.
54So 67He broughtH935 them to His holyH6944 68landH1366, To thisH2088 6970hillH2022 countryH2022 71which His rightH3225 handH3225 had gainedH7069.55He also 72droveH1644 out the nationsH1471 beforeH4480H6440 them And 73apportionedH5307 them for an inheritanceH5159 by measurementH2256, And made the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 dwellH7931 in their tentsH168.56Yet they 7475temptedH5254 and 76rebelledH4784 againstH854 the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH430 And did not keepH8104 His testimoniesH5713,57But turnedH5472 backH5472 and 77actedH898 treacherouslyH898 like their fathersH1; They 78turnedH2015 asideH2015 like a treacherousH7423 bowH7198.58For they 79provokedH3707 Him with their 80highH1116 placesH1116 And 81aroused His jealousyH7065 with their 82gravenH6456 imagesH6456.59When GodH430 heardH8085, He 83was filledH5674 with 84wrathH5674 And greatlyH3966 85abhorredH3988 IsraelH3478;60So that He 86abandonedH5203 the 87dwellingH4908 placeH4908 at ShilohH7887, The tentH168 88which He had pitchedH7931 among menH120,61And gaveH5414 up His 89strengthH5797 to captivityH7628 And His gloryH8597 90into the handH3027 of the adversaryH6862.62He also 91deliveredH5462 His peopleH5971 to the swordH2719, And 92was filledH5674 with wrathH5674 at His inheritanceH5159.6393FireH784 devouredH398 94His youngH970 menH970, And 95His 96virginsH1330 had noH3808 weddingH1984 songsH1984.6497His 98priestsH3548 fellH5307 by the swordH2719, And 99His 100widowsH490 could not weepH1058.
65Then the LordH136 101awokeH3364 as if from sleepH3463, Like a 102warriorH1368 103overcomeH7320 by wineH3196.66He 104105droveH5221 His adversariesH6862 backwardH268; He putH5414 on them an everlastingH5769 reproachH2781.67He also 106rejectedH3988 the tentH168 of JosephH3130, And did not chooseH977 the tribeH7626 of EphraimH669,68But choseH977 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063, MountH2022 107ZionH6726 whichH834 He lovedH157.69And He 108builtH1129 His sanctuaryH4720 likeH3644 the heightsH7311, Like the earthH776 which He has foundedH3245 foreverH5769.70He also 109choseH977 DavidH1732 His servantH5650 And tookH3947 him from the sheepfoldsH6629H4356;71From 110111the careH310 of the 112ewesH5763 113with sucklingH5763 lambsH5763 He broughtH935 him To 114shepherdH7462 JacobH3290 His peopleH5971, And IsraelH3478 115His inheritanceH5159.72So he shepherdedH7462 them according to the 116integrityH8537 of his heartH3824, And guidedH5148 them with his skillfulH8394 handsH3709.
Notes
- 1. Psalms 78:25 Lit mighty ones ↩
- 2. Psalms 78:25 Or provision ↩
- 3. Psalms 78:25 Lit to satiation ↩
- 4. Psalms 78:25 Ex 16:3 ↩
- 5. Psalms 78:26 Num 11:31 ↩
- 6. Psalms 78:26 Or strength ↩
- 7. Psalms 78:27 Lit flesh ↩
- 8. Psalms 78:27 Ex 16:13; Ps 105:40 ↩
- 9. Psalms 78:28 Lit His ↩
- 10. Psalms 78:29 Num 11:19, 20 ↩
- 11. Psalms 78:30 Lit They were not estranged from ↩
- 12. Psalms 78:30 Num 11:33 ↩
- 13. Psalms 78:31 Num 11:33, 34; Job 20:23 ↩
- 14. Psalms 78:31 Lit among their fat ones ↩
- 15. Psalms 78:31 Is 10:16 ↩
- 16. Psalms 78:31 Lit caused to bow down ↩
- 17. Psalms 78:32 Num chs 14, 16, 17 ↩
- 18. Psalms 78:32 Num 14:11; Ps 78:11 ↩
- 19. Psalms 78:33 Num 14:29, 35 ↩
- 20. Psalms 78:33 Lit vanity, a mere breath ↩
- 21. Psalms 78:34 Num 21:7; Hos 5:15 ↩
- 22. Psalms 78:34 Ps 63:1 ↩
- 23. Psalms 78:35 Deut 32:4 ↩
- 24. Psalms 78:35 Ex 15:13; Deut 9:26; Ps 74:2; Is 41:14 ↩
- 25. Psalms 78:36 Ex 24:7, 8; Ezek 33:31 ↩
- 26. Psalms 78:36 Ex 32:7, 8; Is 57:11 ↩
- 27. Psalms 78:37 Ps 51:10; 78:8; Acts 8:21 ↩
- 28. Psalms 78:38 Ex 34:6 ↩
- 29. Psalms 78:38 Lit covered over, atoned for ↩
- 30. Psalms 78:38 Num 14:18-20 ↩
- 31. Psalms 78:38 Lit turned away ↩
- 32. Psalms 78:38 Is 48:9 ↩
- 33. Psalms 78:39 Job 10:9; Ps 103:14 ↩
- 34. Psalms 78:39 Gen 6:3 ↩
- 35. Psalms 78:39 Or breath ↩
- 36. Psalms 78:39 Job 7:7, 16; Ps 103:14; James 4:14 ↩
- 37. Psalms 78:40 Ps 95:8, 9; 106:43; 107:11; Heb 3:16 ↩
- 38. Psalms 78:40 Ps 95:10; Is 63:10; Eph 4:30 ↩
- 39. Psalms 78:40 Ps 106:14 ↩
- 40. Psalms 78:41 Or put God to the test ↩
- 41. Psalms 78:41 Num 14:22 ↩
- 42. Psalms 78:41 2 Kin 19:22; Ps 89:18 ↩
- 43. Psalms 78:42 Judg 8:34 ↩
- 44. Psalms 78:42 Ps 44:3 ↩
- 45. Psalms 78:42 Lit hand ↩
- 46. Psalms 78:42 Ps 106:10 ↩
- 47. Psalms 78:43 Ps 105:27 ↩
- 48. Psalms 78:43 Ex 4:21; 7:3 ↩
- 49. Psalms 78:44 Ex 7:20; Ps 105:29 ↩
- 50. Psalms 78:45 Ex 8:24; Ps 105:31 ↩
- 51. Psalms 78:45 Ex 8:6; Ps 105:30 ↩
- 52. Psalms 78:46 1 Kin 8:37; Ps 105:34 ↩
- 53. Psalms 78:46 Ex 10:14 ↩
- 54. Psalms 78:47 Lit was killing ↩
- 55. Psalms 78:47 Ex 9:23-25; Ps 105:32 ↩
- 56. Psalms 78:48 Ex 9:19 ↩
- 57. Psalms 78:49 Ex 15:7 ↩
- 58. Psalms 78:49 Lit A deputation of angels of evil ↩
- 59. Psalms 78:50 Ex 12:29, 30 ↩
- 60. Psalms 78:51 Ex 12:29; Ps 105:36; 135:8; 136:10 ↩
- 61. Psalms 78:51 Gen 49:3 ↩
- 62. Psalms 78:51 Ps 105:23, 27; 106:22 ↩
- 63. Psalms 78:52 Ex 15:22 ↩
- 64. Psalms 78:52 Ps 77:20 ↩
- 65. Psalms 78:53 Ex 14:19, 20 ↩
- 66. Psalms 78:53 Ex 14:27, 28; Ps 106:11 ↩
- 67. Psalms 78:54 Ex 15:17 ↩
- 68. Psalms 78:54 Lit border, territory ↩
- 69. Psalms 78:54 Or mountain ↩
- 70. Psalms 78:54 Ps 68:16; Is 11:9 ↩
- 71. Psalms 78:54 Ps 44:3 ↩
- 72. Psalms 78:55 Josh 11:16-23; Ps 44:2 ↩
- 73. Psalms 78:55 Josh 13:7; 23:4; Ps 105:11; 135:12 ↩
- 74. Psalms 78:56 Or put to the test ↩
- 75. Psalms 78:56 Ps 78:18 ↩
- 76. Psalms 78:56 Judg 2:11-13; Ps 78:40 ↩
- 77. Psalms 78:57 Ezek 20:27, 28 ↩
- 78. Psalms 78:57 Hos 7:16 ↩
- 79. Psalms 78:58 Deut 4:25; Judg 2:12; 1 Kin 14:9; Is 65:3 ↩
- 80. Psalms 78:58 Lev 26:30; 1 Kin 3:2; 2 Kin 16:4; Jer 17:3 ↩
- 81. Psalms 78:58 Deut 32:16, 21; 1 Kin 14:22 ↩
- 82. Psalms 78:58 Ex 20:4; Lev 26:1; Deut 4:25 ↩
- 83. Psalms 78:59 Or became infuriated ↩
- 84. Psalms 78:59 Deut 1:34; 9:19; Ps 106:40 ↩
- 85. Psalms 78:59 Lev 26:30; Deut 32:19; Amos 6:8 ↩
- 86. Psalms 78:60 1 Sam 4:11; Ps 78:67; Jer 7:12, 14; 26:6 ↩
- 87. Psalms 78:60 Josh 18:1 ↩
- 88. Psalms 78:60 Some ancient versions read where He dwelt ↩
- 89. Psalms 78:61 Ps 63:2; 132:8 ↩
- 90. Psalms 78:61 1 Sam 4:17 ↩
- 91. Psalms 78:62 Judg 20:21; 1 Sam 4:10 ↩
- 92. Psalms 78:62 Or became infuriated ↩
- 93. Psalms 78:63 Num 11:1; 21:28; Is 26:11; Jer 48:45 ↩
- 94. Psalms 78:63 Or their ↩
- 95. Psalms 78:63 Or their ↩
- 96. Psalms 78:63 Jer 7:34; 16:9; Lam 2:21 ↩
- 97. Psalms 78:64 Or their ↩
- 98. Psalms 78:64 1 Sam 4:17; 22:18 ↩
- 99. Psalms 78:64 Or their ↩
- 100. Psalms 78:64 Job 27:15; Ezek 24:23 ↩
- 101. Psalms 78:65 Ps 44:23; 73:20 ↩
- 102. Psalms 78:65 Is 42:13 ↩
- 103. Psalms 78:65 Or sobered up from ↩
- 104. Psalms 78:66 Lit smote ↩
- 105. Psalms 78:66 1 Sam 5:6 ↩
- 106. Psalms 78:67 Ps 78:60 ↩
- 107. Psalms 78:68 Ps 87:2; 132:13 ↩
- 108. Psalms 78:69 1 Kin 6:1-38 ↩
- 109. Psalms 78:70 1 Sam 16:11, 12 ↩
- 110. Psalms 78:71 Lit following ↩
- 111. Psalms 78:71 2 Sam 7:8; Is 40:11 ↩
- 112. Psalms 78:71 Lit ewes which gave suck, He... ↩
- 113. Psalms 78:71 Gen 33:13 ↩
- 114. Psalms 78:71 2 Sam 5:2; 1 Chr 11:2; Ps 28:9 ↩
- 115. Psalms 78:71 1 Sam 10:1 ↩
- 116. Psalms 78:72 1 Kin 9:4 ↩
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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