New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 78:12-43

12 1He performed wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the 2field of Zoan.13He 3divided the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand 4up like a heap.14Then He led them with the cloud by 5day And all the night with a 6light of fire.15He 7split the rocks in the wilderness And gave them plenty to drink like the ocean depths.16He 8brought forth streams from the rock And made waters run down like rivers.

17Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To 9rebel against the Most High in the desert.18And in their heart they 10put God to the test By asking for 11food 12that suited their taste.19Then they spoke against God; They said, “13Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?20Behold, He 14struck the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He also provide bread? Will He prepare 15meat for His people?”

21Therefore the Lord heard and 16was 17full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also mounted against Israel,22Because they 18did not believe in God And did not trust in His salvation.23Yet He commanded the clouds above And 19opened the doors of heaven;24He 20rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them 21 22food from heaven.25Man ate the bread of 23angels; He sent them 24food 25 26in abundance.26He 27made the east wind blow in the sky And by His 28power He directed the south wind.27When He rained meat upon them like the dust, Even 29winged fowl like the sand of the seas,28He let them fall in the midst of 30their camp, All around their dwellings.29So they 31ate and were well filled, And He 32satisfied their longing.30 33Yet before they had abandoned their longing, 34While their food was in their mouths,31The 35anger of God rose against them And killed 36some of their 37strongest ones, And 38subdued the choice men of Israel.32In spite of all this they 39still sinned And 40did not believe in His wonderful works.33So He brought 41their days to an end in futility, And their years to an end in sudden terror.

34When He killed them, then they 42sought Him, And they returned and searched 43diligently for God;35And they remembered that God was their 44rock, And the Most High God their 45Redeemer.36But they 46flattered Him with their mouth And 47lied to Him with their tongue.37For their heart was not 48steadfast toward Him, Nor were they faithful with His covenant.38But He, being 49compassionate, 50 51forgave their wrongdoing and did not destroy them; And often He 52 53restrained His anger And did not stir up all His wrath.39So 54He remembered that they were only 55flesh, A 56 57wind that passes and does not return.

40How often they 58rebelled against Him in the wilderness And 59grieved Him in the 60desert!41Again and again they 61 62tempted God, And pained the 63Holy One of Israel.42They 64did not remember 65His 66power, The day when He 67redeemed them from the enemy,43When He performed His 68signs in Egypt And His 69marvels in the field of Zoan,

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Notes

1. Psalms 78:12 Ex chs 7-12; Ps 106:22 ↩
2. Psalms 78:12 Num 13:22; Ps 78:43; Is 19:11; 30:4; Ezek 30:14 ↩
3. Psalms 78:13 Ex 14:21; Ps 74:13; 136:13 ↩
4. Psalms 78:13 Ex 15:8; Ps 33:7 ↩
5. Psalms 78:14 Ex 13:21; Ps 105:39 ↩
6. Psalms 78:14 Ex 14:24 ↩
7. Psalms 78:15 Ex 17:6; Num 20:11; Ps 105:41; 114:8; Is 48:21; 1 Cor 10:4 ↩
8. Psalms 78:16 Num 20:8, 10, 11 ↩
9. Psalms 78:17 Deut 9:22; Is 63:10; Heb 3:16 ↩
10. Psalms 78:18 Ex 17:6; Deut 6:16; Ps 78:41, 56; 95:9; 106:14; 1 Cor 10:9 ↩
11. Psalms 78:18 Num 11:4 ↩
12. Psalms 78:18 Lit to their soul ↩
13. Psalms 78:19 Ex 16:3; Num 11:4; 20:3; 21:5; Ps 23:5 ↩
14. Psalms 78:20 Num 20:11; Ps 78:15, 16 ↩
15. Psalms 78:20 Num 11:18 ↩
16. Psalms 78:21 Or became infuriated ↩
17. Psalms 78:21 Num 11:1 ↩
18. Psalms 78:22 Deut 1:32; 9:23; Heb 3:18 ↩
19. Psalms 78:23 Gen 7:11; Mal 3:10 ↩
20. Psalms 78:24 Ex 16:4 ↩
21. Psalms 78:24 Lit grain ↩
22. Psalms 78:24 Ps 105:40; John 6:31 ↩
23. Psalms 78:25 Lit mighty ones ↩
24. Psalms 78:25 Or provision ↩
25. Psalms 78:25 Lit to satiation ↩
26. Psalms 78:25 Ex 16:3 ↩
27. Psalms 78:26 Num 11:31 ↩
28. Psalms 78:26 Or strength ↩
29. Psalms 78:27 Ex 16:13; Ps 105:40 ↩
30. Psalms 78:28 Lit His ↩
31. Psalms 78:29 Num 11:19, 20 ↩
32. Psalms 78:29 Lit brought to them their ↩
33. Psalms 78:30 Lit They did not turn away from their ↩
34. Psalms 78:30 Num 11:33 ↩
35. Psalms 78:31 Num 11:33, 34; Job 20:23 ↩
36. Psalms 78:31 Lit among their fat ones ↩
37. Psalms 78:31 Is 10:16 ↩
38. Psalms 78:31 Lit caused to bow down ↩
39. Psalms 78:32 Num chs 14, 16, 17 ↩
40. Psalms 78:32 Num 14:11; Ps 78:11 ↩
41. Psalms 78:33 Num 14:29, 35 ↩
42. Psalms 78:34 Num 21:7; Hos 5:15 ↩
43. Psalms 78:34 Ps 63:1 ↩
44. Psalms 78:35 Deut 32:4 ↩
45. Psalms 78:35 Ex 15:13; Deut 9:26; Ps 74:2; Is 41:14 ↩
46. Psalms 78:36 Ex 24:7, 8; Ezek 33:31 ↩
47. Psalms 78:36 Ex 32:7, 8; Is 57:11 ↩
48. Psalms 78:37 Ps 51:10; 78:8; Acts 8:21 ↩
49. Psalms 78:38 Ex 34:6 ↩
50. Psalms 78:38 Lit covered over, atoned for ↩
51. Psalms 78:38 Num 14:18-20 ↩
52. Psalms 78:38 Lit turned away ↩
53. Psalms 78:38 Is 48:9 ↩
54. Psalms 78:39 Job 10:9; Ps 103:14 ↩
55. Psalms 78:39 Gen 6:3 ↩
56. Psalms 78:39 Or breath ↩
57. Psalms 78:39 Job 7:7, 16; Ps 103:14; James 4:14 ↩
58. Psalms 78:40 Ps 95:8, 9; 106:43; 107:11; Heb 3:16 ↩
59. Psalms 78:40 Ps 95:10; Is 63:10; Eph 4:30 ↩
60. Psalms 78:40 Ps 106:14 ↩
61. Psalms 78:41 Or put God to the test ↩
62. Psalms 78:41 Num 14:22 ↩
63. Psalms 78:41 2 Kin 19:22; Ps 89:18 ↩
64. Psalms 78:42 Judg 8:34 ↩
65. Psalms 78:42 Ps 44:3 ↩
66. Psalms 78:42 Lit hand ↩
67. Psalms 78:42 Ps 106:10 ↩
68. Psalms 78:43 Ps 105:27 ↩
69. Psalms 78:43 Ex 4:21; 7:3 ↩

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