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Psalms 78:9-67

9The sonsH1121 of EphraimH669 1were 2archersH7411 equippedH5401 with bowsH7198, Yet 3they turnedH2015 backH2015 in the dayH3117 of battleH7128.10They 4did not keepH8104 the covenantH1285 of GodH430 And refusedH3985 to 5walkH1980 in His lawH8451;11They 6forgotH7911 His deedsH5949 And His 7miraclesH6381 that He had shownH7200 them.128He wroughtH6213 wondersH6382 beforeH5048 their fathersH1 In the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in the 9fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814.13He 10dividedH1234 the seaH3220 and caused them to passH5674 throughH5674, And He made the watersH4325 standH5324 11up likeH3644 a heapH5067.14Then He ledH5148 them with the cloudH6051 by 12dayH3119 And allH3605 the nightH3915 with a 13lightH216 of fireH784.15He 14splitH1234 the rocksH6697 in the wildernessH4057 And gaveH8248 them abundantH7227 drinkH8248 like the oceanH8415 depthsH8415.16He 15broughtH3318 forthH3318 streamsH5140 also from the rockH5553 And caused watersH4325 to runH3381 downH3381 like riversH5104.

17Yet they stillH5750 continuedH3254 to sinH2398 against Him, To 16rebelH4784 against the MostH5945 HighH5945 in the desertH6723.18And in their heartH3824 they 17putH5254 GodH410 to the testH5254 By askingH7592 18foodH3978 according to their desireH5315.19Then they spokeH1696 against GodH430; They saidH559, “19CanH3201 GodH410 prepareH6186 a tableH7979 in the wildernessH4057?20BeholdH2005, He 20struckH5221 the rockH6697 so that watersH4325 gushedH2100 out, And streamsH5158 were overflowingH7857; CanH3201 He giveH5414 breadH3899 alsoH1571? Will He provideH3559 2122meatH7607 for His peopleH5971?”

21ThereforeH3651 the LordH3068 heardH8085 and 23was 24fullH5674 of wrathH5674; And a fireH784 was kindledH8026 against JacobH3290 And angerH639 alsoH1571 mountedH5927 against IsraelH3478,22BecauseH3588 they 25did not believeH539 in GodH430 And did not trustH982 in His salvationH3444.23Yet He commandedH6680 the cloudsH7834 aboveH4480H4605 And 26openedH6605 the doorsH1817 of heavenH8064;24He 27rainedH4305 downH4305 mannaH4478 upon them to eatH398 And gaveH5414 them 2829foodH1715 from heavenH8064.25ManH376 did eatH398 the breadH3899 of 30angelsH47; He sentH7971 them 31foodH6720 3233in abundanceH7648.26He 34caused the eastH6921 windH6921 to blowH5265 in the heavensH8064 And by His 35powerH5797 He directedH5090 the southH8486 windH8486.27When He rainedH4305 36meatH7607 upon them like the dustH6083, Even 37wingedH3671 fowlH5775 like the sandH2344 of the seasH3220,28Then He let them fallH5307 in the midstH7130 of 38their campH4264, RoundH5439 aboutH5439 their dwellingsH4908.29So they 39ateH398 and were wellH3966 filledH7646, And their desireH8378 He gaveH935 to them.3040Before they had satisfiedH2114 their desireH8378, 41WhileH5750 their foodH400 was in their mouthsH6310,31The 42angerH639 of GodH430 roseH5927 against them And killedH2026 43some of their 44stoutestH4924 ones, And 45subduedH3766 the choiceH970 menH977 of IsraelH3478.32In spite of allH3605 thisH2088 they 46stillH5750 sinnedH2398 And 47did not believeH539 in His wonderfulH6381 worksH6381.33So He broughtH3615 48their daysH3117 to an endH3615 in 49futilityH1892 And their yearsH8141 in suddenH928 terrorH928.

34WhenH518 He killedH2026 them, then they 50soughtH1875 Him, And returnedH7725 and searchedH7836 51diligentlyH7836 for GodH410;35And they rememberedH2142 that GodH430 was their 52rockH6697, And the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH410 their 53RedeemerH1350.36But they 54deceivedH6601 Him with their mouthH6310 And 55liedH3576 to Him with their tongueH3956.37For their heartH3820 was not 56steadfastH3559 towardH5973 Him, NorH3808 were they faithfulH539 in His covenantH1285.38But He, being 57compassionateH7349, 5859forgaveH3722 their iniquityH5771 and did not destroyH7843 them; And oftenH7235 He 6061restrainedH7725 His angerH639 And did not arouseH5782 allH3605 His wrathH2534.39Thus 62He rememberedH2142 that they were but 63fleshH1320, A 6465windH7307 that passesH1980 and does not returnH7725.

40HowH4100 oftenH4100 they 66rebelledH4784 against Him in the wildernessH4057 And 67grievedH6087 Him in the 68desertH3452!41AgainH7725 and again they 6970temptedH5254 GodH410, And painedH8428 the 71HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.42They 72did not rememberH2142 73His 74powerH3027, The dayH3117 whenH834 He 75redeemedH6299 them from the adversaryH6862,43WhenH834 He performedH7760 His 76signsH226 in EgyptH4714 And His 77marvelsH4159 in the fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814,44And 78turnedH2015 their riversH2975 to bloodH1818, And their streamsH5140, they could not drinkH8354.45He sentH7971 among them swarmsH6157 of 79fliesH6157 which devouredH398 them, And 80frogsH6854 which destroyedH7843 them.46He gaveH5414 also their cropsH2981 to the 81grasshopperH2625 And the productH3018 of their laborH3018 to the 82locustH697.47He 83destroyedH2026 their vinesH1612 with 84hailstonesH1259 And their sycamoreH8256 treesH8256 with frostH2602.48He gaveH5462 overH5462 their 85cattleH1165 also to the hailstonesH1259 And their herdsH4735 to boltsH7565 of lightningH7565.49He 86sentH7971 upon them His burningH2740 angerH639, FuryH5678 and indignationH2195 and troubleH6869, 87A bandH4917 of destroyingH7451 angelsH4397.50He leveledH6424 a pathH5410 for His angerH639; He did not spareH2820 their soulH5315 from deathH4194, But 88gaveH5462 overH5462 their lifeH2421 to the plagueH1698,51And 89smoteH5221 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 in EgyptH4714, The 90firstH7225 issue of their virilityH202 in the tentsH168 of 91HamH2526.52But He 92ledH5265 forthH5265 His own peopleH5971 like sheepH6629 And guidedH5090 them in the wildernessH4057 93like a flockH5739;53He ledH5148 them 94safelyH983, so that they did not fearH6342; But 95the seaH3220 engulfedH3680 their enemiesH340.

54So 96He broughtH935 them to His holyH6944 97landH1366, To thisH2088 9899hillH2022 countryH2022 100which His rightH3225 handH3225 had gainedH7069.55He also 101droveH1644 out the nationsH1471 beforeH4480H6440 them And 102apportionedH5307 them for an inheritanceH5159 by measurementH2256, And made the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 dwellH7931 in their tentsH168.56Yet they 103104temptedH5254 and 105rebelledH4784 againstH854 the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH430 And did not keepH8104 His testimoniesH5713,57But turnedH5472 backH5472 and 106actedH898 treacherouslyH898 like their fathersH1; They 107turnedH2015 asideH2015 like a treacherousH7423 bowH7198.58For they 108provokedH3707 Him with their 109highH1116 placesH1116 And 110aroused His jealousyH7065 with their 111gravenH6456 imagesH6456.59When GodH430 heardH8085, He 112was filledH5674 with 113wrathH5674 And greatlyH3966 114abhorredH3988 IsraelH3478;60So that He 115abandonedH5203 the 116dwellingH4908 placeH4908 at ShilohH7887, The tentH168 117which He had pitchedH7931 among menH120,61And gaveH5414 up His 118strengthH5797 to captivityH7628 And His gloryH8597 119into the handH3027 of the adversaryH6862.62He also 120deliveredH5462 His peopleH5971 to the swordH2719, And 121was filledH5674 with wrathH5674 at His inheritanceH5159.63122FireH784 devouredH398 123His youngH970 menH970, And 124His 125virginsH1330 had noH3808 weddingH1984 songsH1984.64126His 127priestsH3548 fellH5307 by the swordH2719, And 128His 129widowsH490 could not weepH1058.

65Then the LordH136 130awokeH3364 as if from sleepH3463, Like a 131warriorH1368 132overcomeH7320 by wineH3196.66He 133134droveH5221 His adversariesH6862 backwardH268; He putH5414 on them an everlastingH5769 reproachH2781.67He also 135rejectedH3988 the tentH168 of JosephH3130, And did not chooseH977 the tribeH7626 of EphraimH669,

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Notes

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

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