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Psalms 78:5-72

5For He establishedH6965 a 1testimonyH5715 in JacobH3290 And appointedH7760 a 2lawH8451 in IsraelH3478, WhichH834 He 3commandedH6680 our fathersH1 That they should 45teachH3045 them to their childrenH1121,66That the generationH1755 to comeH314 might knowH3045, even 7the childrenH1121 yet to be bornH3205, That they may ariseH6965 and 8tellH5608 them to their childrenH1121,7That they should putH7760 their confidenceH3689 in GodH430 And 9not forgetH7911 the worksH4611 of GodH410, But 10keepH5341 His commandmentsH4687,8And 11not be like their fathersH1, A 12stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784 generationH1755, A generationH1755 that 13did not 14prepareH3559 its heartH3820 And whose spiritH7307 was not 15faithfulH539 to GodH410.

9The sonsH1121 of EphraimH669 16were 17archersH7411 equippedH5401 with bowsH7198, Yet 18they turnedH2015 backH2015 in the dayH3117 of battleH7128.10They 19did not keepH8104 the covenantH1285 of GodH430 And refusedH3985 to 20walkH1980 in His lawH8451;11They 21forgotH7911 His deedsH5949 And His 22miraclesH6381 that He had shownH7200 them.1223He wroughtH6213 wondersH6382 beforeH5048 their fathersH1 In the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in the 24fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814.13He 25dividedH1234 the seaH3220 and caused them to passH5674 throughH5674, And He made the watersH4325 standH5324 26up likeH3644 a heapH5067.14Then He ledH5148 them with the cloudH6051 by 27dayH3119 And allH3605 the nightH3915 with a 28lightH216 of fireH784.15He 29splitH1234 the rocksH6697 in the wildernessH4057 And gaveH8248 them abundantH7227 drinkH8248 like the oceanH8415 depthsH8415.16He 30broughtH3318 forthH3318 streamsH5140 also from the rockH5553 And caused watersH4325 to runH3381 downH3381 like riversH5104.

17Yet they stillH5750 continuedH3254 to sinH2398 against Him, To 31rebelH4784 against the MostH5945 HighH5945 in the desertH6723.18And in their heartH3824 they 32putH5254 GodH410 to the testH5254 By askingH7592 33foodH3978 according to their desireH5315.19Then they spokeH1696 against GodH430; They saidH559, “34CanH3201 GodH410 prepareH6186 a tableH7979 in the wildernessH4057?20BeholdH2005, He 35struckH5221 the rockH6697 so that watersH4325 gushedH2100 out, And streamsH5158 were overflowingH7857; CanH3201 He giveH5414 breadH3899 alsoH1571? Will He provideH3559 3637meatH7607 for His peopleH5971?”

21ThereforeH3651 the LordH3068 heardH8085 and 38was 39fullH5674 of wrathH5674; And a fireH784 was kindledH8026 against JacobH3290 And angerH639 alsoH1571 mountedH5927 against IsraelH3478,22BecauseH3588 they 40did not believeH539 in GodH430 And did not trustH982 in His salvationH3444.23Yet He commandedH6680 the cloudsH7834 aboveH4480H4605 And 41openedH6605 the doorsH1817 of heavenH8064;24He 42rainedH4305 downH4305 mannaH4478 upon them to eatH398 And gaveH5414 them 4344foodH1715 from heavenH8064.25ManH376 did eatH398 the breadH3899 of 45angelsH47; He sentH7971 them 46foodH6720 4748in abundanceH7648.26He 49caused the eastH6921 windH6921 to blowH5265 in the heavensH8064 And by His 50powerH5797 He directedH5090 the southH8486 windH8486.27When He rainedH4305 51meatH7607 upon them like the dustH6083, Even 52wingedH3671 fowlH5775 like the sandH2344 of the seasH3220,28Then He let them fallH5307 in the midstH7130 of 53their campH4264, RoundH5439 aboutH5439 their dwellingsH4908.29So they 54ateH398 and were wellH3966 filledH7646, And their desireH8378 He gaveH935 to them.3055Before they had satisfiedH2114 their desireH8378, 56WhileH5750 their foodH400 was in their mouthsH6310,31The 57angerH639 of GodH430 roseH5927 against them And killedH2026 58some of their 59stoutestH4924 ones, And 60subduedH3766 the choiceH970 menH977 of IsraelH3478.32In spite of allH3605 thisH2088 they 61stillH5750 sinnedH2398 And 62did not believeH539 in His wonderfulH6381 worksH6381.33So He broughtH3615 63their daysH3117 to an endH3615 in 64futilityH1892 And their yearsH8141 in suddenH928 terrorH928.

34WhenH518 He killedH2026 them, then they 65soughtH1875 Him, And returnedH7725 and searchedH7836 66diligentlyH7836 for GodH410;35And they rememberedH2142 that GodH430 was their 67rockH6697, And the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH410 their 68RedeemerH1350.36But they 69deceivedH6601 Him with their mouthH6310 And 70liedH3576 to Him with their tongueH3956.37For their heartH3820 was not 71steadfastH3559 towardH5973 Him, NorH3808 were they faithfulH539 in His covenantH1285.38But He, being 72compassionateH7349, 7374forgaveH3722 their iniquityH5771 and did not destroyH7843 them; And oftenH7235 He 7576restrainedH7725 His angerH639 And did not arouseH5782 allH3605 His wrathH2534.39Thus 77He rememberedH2142 that they were but 78fleshH1320, A 7980windH7307 that passesH1980 and does not returnH7725.

40HowH4100 oftenH4100 they 81rebelledH4784 against Him in the wildernessH4057 And 82grievedH6087 Him in the 83desertH3452!41AgainH7725 and again they 8485temptedH5254 GodH410, And painedH8428 the 86HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.42They 87did not rememberH2142 88His 89powerH3027, The dayH3117 whenH834 He 90redeemedH6299 them from the adversaryH6862,43WhenH834 He performedH7760 His 91signsH226 in EgyptH4714 And His 92marvelsH4159 in the fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814,44And 93turnedH2015 their riversH2975 to bloodH1818, And their streamsH5140, they could not drinkH8354.45He sentH7971 among them swarmsH6157 of 94fliesH6157 which devouredH398 them, And 95frogsH6854 which destroyedH7843 them.46He gaveH5414 also their cropsH2981 to the 96grasshopperH2625 And the productH3018 of their laborH3018 to the 97locustH697.47He 98destroyedH2026 their vinesH1612 with 99hailstonesH1259 And their sycamoreH8256 treesH8256 with frostH2602.48He gaveH5462 overH5462 their 100cattleH1165 also to the hailstonesH1259 And their herdsH4735 to boltsH7565 of lightningH7565.49He 101sentH7971 upon them His burningH2740 angerH639, FuryH5678 and indignationH2195 and troubleH6869, 102A bandH4917 of destroyingH7451 angelsH4397.50He leveledH6424 a pathH5410 for His angerH639; He did not spareH2820 their soulH5315 from deathH4194, But 103gaveH5462 overH5462 their lifeH2421 to the plagueH1698,51And 104smoteH5221 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 in EgyptH4714, The 105firstH7225 issue of their virilityH202 in the tentsH168 of 106HamH2526.52But He 107ledH5265 forthH5265 His own peopleH5971 like sheepH6629 And guidedH5090 them in the wildernessH4057 108like a flockH5739;53He ledH5148 them 109safelyH983, so that they did not fearH6342; But 110the seaH3220 engulfedH3680 their enemiesH340.

54So 111He broughtH935 them to His holyH6944 112landH1366, To thisH2088 113114hillH2022 countryH2022 115which His rightH3225 handH3225 had gainedH7069.55He also 116droveH1644 out the nationsH1471 beforeH4480H6440 them And 117apportionedH5307 them for an inheritanceH5159 by measurementH2256, And made the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 dwellH7931 in their tentsH168.56Yet they 118119temptedH5254 and 120rebelledH4784 againstH854 the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH430 And did not keepH8104 His testimoniesH5713,57But turnedH5472 backH5472 and 121actedH898 treacherouslyH898 like their fathersH1; They 122turnedH2015 asideH2015 like a treacherousH7423 bowH7198.58For they 123provokedH3707 Him with their 124highH1116 placesH1116 And 125aroused His jealousyH7065 with their 126gravenH6456 imagesH6456.59When GodH430 heardH8085, He 127was filledH5674 with 128wrathH5674 And greatlyH3966 129abhorredH3988 IsraelH3478;60So that He 130abandonedH5203 the 131dwellingH4908 placeH4908 at ShilohH7887, The tentH168 132which He had pitchedH7931 among menH120,61And gaveH5414 up His 133strengthH5797 to captivityH7628 And His gloryH8597 134into the handH3027 of the adversaryH6862.62He also 135deliveredH5462 His peopleH5971 to the swordH2719, And 136was filledH5674 with wrathH5674 at His inheritanceH5159.63137FireH784 devouredH398 138His youngH970 menH970, And 139His 140virginsH1330 had noH3808 weddingH1984 songsH1984.64141His 142priestsH3548 fellH5307 by the swordH2719, And 143His 144widowsH490 could not weepH1058.

65Then the LordH136 145awokeH3364 as if from sleepH3463, Like a 146warriorH1368 147overcomeH7320 by wineH3196.66He 148149droveH5221 His adversariesH6862 backwardH268; He putH5414 on them an everlastingH5769 reproachH2781.67He also 150rejectedH3988 the tentH168 of JosephH3130, And did not chooseH977 the tribeH7626 of EphraimH669,68But choseH977 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063, MountH2022 151ZionH6726 whichH834 He lovedH157.69And He 152builtH1129 His sanctuaryH4720 likeH3644 the heightsH7311, Like the earthH776 which He has foundedH3245 foreverH5769.70He also 153choseH977 DavidH1732 His servantH5650 And tookH3947 him from the sheepfoldsH6629H4356;71From 154155the careH310 of the 156ewesH5763 157with sucklingH5763 lambsH5763 He broughtH935 him To 158shepherdH7462 JacobH3290 His peopleH5971, And IsraelH3478 159His inheritanceH5159.72So he shepherdedH7462 them according to the 160integrityH8537 of his heartH3824, And guidedH5148 them with his skillfulH8394 handsH3709.

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  1. 1. Psalms 78:5 Ps 19:7; 81:5; Is 8:20 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 78:5 Ps 147:19 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 78:5 Deut 6:4-9 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 78:5 Lit make them known ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 78:5 Deut 4:9 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 78:6 Ps 102:18 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 78:6 Ps 22:31 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 78:6 Deut 11:19 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 78:7 Deut 4:9; 6:12; 8:14 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 78:7 Deut 4:2; 5:1, 29; 27:1; Josh 22:5 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 78:8 2 Kin 17:14; 2 Chr 30:7; Ezek 20:18 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 78:8 Ex 32:9; Deut 9:7, 24; 31:27; Judg 2:19; Is 30:9 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 78:8 Job 11:13; Ps 78:37 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 78:8 Or put right ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 78:8 Ps 51:10 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 78:9 Or being ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 78:9 1 Chr 12:2 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 78:9 Judg 20:39; Ps 78:57 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 78:10 Judg 2:20; 1 Kin 11:11; 2 Kin 17:15; 18:12 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 78:10 Ps 119:1; Jer 32:23; 44:10, 23 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 78:11 Ps 106:13 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 78:11 Or wonderful works ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 78:12 Ex chs 7-12; Ps 106:22 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 78:12 Num 13:22; Ps 78:43; Is 19:11; 30:4; Ezek 30:14 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 78:13 Ex 14:21; Ps 74:13; 136:13 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 78:13 Ex 15:8; Ps 33:7 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 78:14 Ex 13:21; Ps 105:39 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 78:14 Ex 14:24 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 78:15 Ex 17:6; Num 20:11; Ps 105:41; 114:8; Is 48:21; 1 Cor 10:4 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 78:16 Num 20:8, 10, 11 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 78:17 Deut 9:22; Is 63:10; Heb 3:16 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 78:18 Ex 17:6; Deut 6:16; Ps 78:41, 56; 95:9; 106:14; 1 Cor 10:9 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 78:18 Num 11:4 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 78:19 Ex 16:3; Num 11:4; 20:3; 21:5; Ps 23:5 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 78:20 Num 20:11; Ps 78:15, 16 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 78:20 Lit flesh ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 78:20 Num 11:18 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 78:21 Or became infuriated ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 78:21 Num 11:1 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 78:22 Deut 1:32; 9:23; Heb 3:18 ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 78:23 Gen 7:11; Mal 3:10 ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 78:24 Ex 16:4 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 78:24 Lit grain ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 78:24 Ps 105:40; John 6:31 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 78:25 Lit mighty ones ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 78:25 Or provision ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 78:25 Lit to satiation ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 78:25 Ex 16:3 ↩
  49. 49. Psalms 78:26 Num 11:31 ↩
  50. 50. Psalms 78:26 Or strength ↩
  51. 51. Psalms 78:27 Lit flesh ↩
  52. 52. Psalms 78:27 Ex 16:13; Ps 105:40 ↩
  53. 53. Psalms 78:28 Lit His ↩
  54. 54. Psalms 78:29 Num 11:19, 20 ↩
  55. 55. Psalms 78:30 Lit They were not estranged from ↩
  56. 56. Psalms 78:30 Num 11:33 ↩
  57. 57. Psalms 78:31 Num 11:33, 34; Job 20:23 ↩
  58. 58. Psalms 78:31 Lit among their fat ones ↩
  59. 59. Psalms 78:31 Is 10:16 ↩
  60. 60. Psalms 78:31 Lit caused to bow down ↩
  61. 61. Psalms 78:32 Num chs 14, 16, 17 ↩
  62. 62. Psalms 78:32 Num 14:11; Ps 78:11 ↩
  63. 63. Psalms 78:33 Num 14:29, 35 ↩
  64. 64. Psalms 78:33 Lit vanity, a mere breath ↩
  65. 65. Psalms 78:34 Num 21:7; Hos 5:15 ↩
  66. 66. Psalms 78:34 Ps 63:1 ↩
  67. 67. Psalms 78:35 Deut 32:4 ↩
  68. 68. Psalms 78:35 Ex 15:13; Deut 9:26; Ps 74:2; Is 41:14 ↩
  69. 69. Psalms 78:36 Ex 24:7, 8; Ezek 33:31 ↩
  70. 70. Psalms 78:36 Ex 32:7, 8; Is 57:11 ↩
  71. 71. Psalms 78:37 Ps 51:10; 78:8; Acts 8:21 ↩
  72. 72. Psalms 78:38 Ex 34:6 ↩
  73. 73. Psalms 78:38 Lit covered over, atoned for ↩
  74. 74. Psalms 78:38 Num 14:18-20 ↩
  75. 75. Psalms 78:38 Lit turned away ↩
  76. 76. Psalms 78:38 Is 48:9 ↩
  77. 77. Psalms 78:39 Job 10:9; Ps 103:14 ↩
  78. 78. Psalms 78:39 Gen 6:3 ↩
  79. 79. Psalms 78:39 Or breath ↩
  80. 80. Psalms 78:39 Job 7:7, 16; Ps 103:14; James 4:14 ↩
  81. 81. Psalms 78:40 Ps 95:8, 9; 106:43; 107:11; Heb 3:16 ↩
  82. 82. Psalms 78:40 Ps 95:10; Is 63:10; Eph 4:30 ↩
  83. 83. Psalms 78:40 Ps 106:14 ↩
  84. 84. Psalms 78:41 Or put God to the test ↩
  85. 85. Psalms 78:41 Num 14:22 ↩
  86. 86. Psalms 78:41 2 Kin 19:22; Ps 89:18 ↩
  87. 87. Psalms 78:42 Judg 8:34 ↩
  88. 88. Psalms 78:42 Ps 44:3 ↩
  89. 89. Psalms 78:42 Lit hand ↩
  90. 90. Psalms 78:42 Ps 106:10 ↩
  91. 91. Psalms 78:43 Ps 105:27 ↩
  92. 92. Psalms 78:43 Ex 4:21; 7:3 ↩
  93. 93. Psalms 78:44 Ex 7:20; Ps 105:29 ↩
  94. 94. Psalms 78:45 Ex 8:24; Ps 105:31 ↩
  95. 95. Psalms 78:45 Ex 8:6; Ps 105:30 ↩
  96. 96. Psalms 78:46 1 Kin 8:37; Ps 105:34 ↩
  97. 97. Psalms 78:46 Ex 10:14 ↩
  98. 98. Psalms 78:47 Lit was killing ↩
  99. 99. Psalms 78:47 Ex 9:23-25; Ps 105:32 ↩
  100. 100. Psalms 78:48 Ex 9:19 ↩
  101. 101. Psalms 78:49 Ex 15:7 ↩
  102. 102. Psalms 78:49 Lit A deputation of angels of evil ↩
  103. 103. Psalms 78:50 Ex 12:29, 30 ↩
  104. 104. Psalms 78:51 Ex 12:29; Ps 105:36; 135:8; 136:10 ↩
  105. 105. Psalms 78:51 Gen 49:3 ↩
  106. 106. Psalms 78:51 Ps 105:23, 27; 106:22 ↩
  107. 107. Psalms 78:52 Ex 15:22 ↩
  108. 108. Psalms 78:52 Ps 77:20 ↩
  109. 109. Psalms 78:53 Ex 14:19, 20 ↩
  110. 110. Psalms 78:53 Ex 14:27, 28; Ps 106:11 ↩
  111. 111. Psalms 78:54 Ex 15:17 ↩
  112. 112. Psalms 78:54 Lit border, territory ↩
  113. 113. Psalms 78:54 Or mountain ↩
  114. 114. Psalms 78:54 Ps 68:16; Is 11:9 ↩
  115. 115. Psalms 78:54 Ps 44:3 ↩
  116. 116. Psalms 78:55 Josh 11:16-23; Ps 44:2 ↩
  117. 117. Psalms 78:55 Josh 13:7; 23:4; Ps 105:11; 135:12 ↩
  118. 118. Psalms 78:56 Or put to the test ↩
  119. 119. Psalms 78:56 Ps 78:18 ↩
  120. 120. Psalms 78:56 Judg 2:11-13; Ps 78:40 ↩
  121. 121. Psalms 78:57 Ezek 20:27, 28 ↩
  122. 122. Psalms 78:57 Hos 7:16 ↩
  123. 123. Psalms 78:58 Deut 4:25; Judg 2:12; 1 Kin 14:9; Is 65:3 ↩
  124. 124. Psalms 78:58 Lev 26:30; 1 Kin 3:2; 2 Kin 16:4; Jer 17:3 ↩
  125. 125. Psalms 78:58 Deut 32:16, 21; 1 Kin 14:22 ↩
  126. 126. Psalms 78:58 Ex 20:4; Lev 26:1; Deut 4:25 ↩
  127. 127. Psalms 78:59 Or became infuriated ↩
  128. 128. Psalms 78:59 Deut 1:34; 9:19; Ps 106:40 ↩
  129. 129. Psalms 78:59 Lev 26:30; Deut 32:19; Amos 6:8 ↩
  130. 130. Psalms 78:60 1 Sam 4:11; Ps 78:67; Jer 7:12, 14; 26:6 ↩
  131. 131. Psalms 78:60 Josh 18:1 ↩
  132. 132. Psalms 78:60 Some ancient versions read where He dwelt ↩
  133. 133. Psalms 78:61 Ps 63:2; 132:8 ↩
  134. 134. Psalms 78:61 1 Sam 4:17 ↩
  135. 135. Psalms 78:62 Judg 20:21; 1 Sam 4:10 ↩
  136. 136. Psalms 78:62 Or became infuriated ↩
  137. 137. Psalms 78:63 Num 11:1; 21:28; Is 26:11; Jer 48:45 ↩
  138. 138. Psalms 78:63 Or their ↩
  139. 139. Psalms 78:63 Or their ↩
  140. 140. Psalms 78:63 Jer 7:34; 16:9; Lam 2:21 ↩
  141. 141. Psalms 78:64 Or their ↩
  142. 142. Psalms 78:64 1 Sam 4:17; 22:18 ↩
  143. 143. Psalms 78:64 Or their ↩
  144. 144. Psalms 78:64 Job 27:15; Ezek 24:23 ↩
  145. 145. Psalms 78:65 Ps 44:23; 73:20 ↩
  146. 146. Psalms 78:65 Is 42:13 ↩
  147. 147. Psalms 78:65 Or sobered up from ↩
  148. 148. Psalms 78:66 Lit smote ↩
  149. 149. Psalms 78:66 1 Sam 5:6 ↩
  150. 150. Psalms 78:67 Ps 78:60 ↩
  151. 151. Psalms 78:68 Ps 87:2; 132:13 ↩
  152. 152. Psalms 78:69 1 Kin 6:1-38 ↩
  153. 153. Psalms 78:70 1 Sam 16:11, 12 ↩
  154. 154. Psalms 78:71 Lit following ↩
  155. 155. Psalms 78:71 2 Sam 7:8; Is 40:11 ↩
  156. 156. Psalms 78:71 Lit ewes which gave suck, He... ↩
  157. 157. Psalms 78:71 Gen 33:13 ↩
  158. 158. Psalms 78:71 2 Sam 5:2; 1 Chr 11:2; Ps 28:9 ↩
  159. 159. Psalms 78:71 1 Sam 10:1 ↩
  160. 160. Psalms 78:72 1 Kin 9:4 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 78

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