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Psalms 78:4-72

4We will 1not concealH3582 them from their childrenH1121, But we will 2tellH5608 the generationH1755 to comeH314 the praisesH8416 of the LordH3068, And His powerH5807 and His 3wondrousH6381 worksH6381 that He has doneH6213.

5For He establishedH6965 a 4testimonyH5715 in JacobH3290, And appointedH7760 a 5lawH8451 in IsraelH3478, WhichH834 He 6commandedH6680 our fathersH1 That they were to 78teachH3045 them to their childrenH1121,69SoH4616 thatH4616 the generationH1755 to comeH314 would knowH3045, 10the childrenH1121 yet to be bornH3205, That they would ariseH6965 and 11tellH5608 them to their childrenH1121,7So that they would putH7760 their confidenceH3689 in GodH430 And 12not forgetH7911 the worksH4611 of GodH410, But 13complyH5341 withH5341 His commandmentsH4687,8And 14not be like their fathersH1, A 15stubbornH5637 and rebelliousH4784 generationH1755, A generationH1755 that 16did not 17prepareH3559 its heartH3820 And whose spiritH7307 was not 18faithfulH539 to GodH410.

9The sonsH1121 of EphraimH669 19were 20archersH7411 equippedH5401 with bowsH7198, Yet 21they turnedH2015 backH2015 on the dayH3117 of battleH7128.10They 22did not keepH8104 the covenantH1285 of GodH430 And refusedH3985 to 23walkH1980 in His LawH8451;11They 24forgotH7911 His deedsH5949 And His 25miraclesH6381 that He had shownH7200 them.1226He performedH6213 wondersH6382 beforeH5048 their fathersH1 In the landH776 of EgyptH4714, in the 27fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814.13He 28dividedH1234 the seaH3220 and caused them to passH5674 throughH5674, And He made the watersH4325 standH5324 29upH5324 likeH3644 a heapH5067.14Then He ledH5148 them with the cloudH6051 by 30dayH3119 And allH3605 the nightH3915 with a 31lightH216 of fireH784.15He 32splitH1234 the rocksH6697 in the wildernessH4057 And gaveH8248 them plentyH7227 toH8248 drinkH8248 like the oceanH8415 depthsH8415.16He 33broughtH3318 forthH3318 streamsH5140 from the rockH5553 And made watersH4325 runH3381 downH3381 like riversH5104.

17Yet they stillH5750 continuedH3254 to sinH2398 against Him, To 34rebelH4784 against the MostH5945 HighH5945 in the desertH6723.18And in their heartH3824 they 35putH5254 GodH410 toH5254 theH5254 testH5254 By askingH7592 for 36foodH3978 37that suited their tasteH5315.19Then they spokeH1696 against GodH430; They saidH559, “38CanH3201 GodH410 prepareH6186 a tableH7979 in the wildernessH4057?20BeholdH2005, He 39struckH5221 the rockH6697 so that watersH4325 gushedH2100 outH2100, And streamsH5158 were overflowingH7857; CanH3201 He alsoH1571 provideH5414 breadH3899? Will He prepareH3559 40meatH7607 for His peopleH5971?”

21ThereforeH3651 the LordH3068 heardH8085 and 41wasH5674 42fullH5674 ofH5674 wrathH5674; And a fireH784 was kindledH5400 against JacobH3290, And angerH639 alsoH1571 mountedH5927 against IsraelH3478,22BecauseH3588 they 43did not believeH539 in GodH430 And did not trustH982 in His salvationH3444.23Yet He commandedH6680 the cloudsH7834 aboveH4480H4605 And 44openedH6605 the doorsH1817 of heavenH8064;24He 45rainedH4305 downH4305 mannaH4478 upon them to eatH398, And gaveH5414 them 4647foodH1715 from heavenH8064.25ManH376 ateH398 the breadH3899 of 48angelsH47; He sentH7971 them 49foodH6720 5051in abundanceH7648.26He 52made the eastH6921 windH6921 blowH5265 in the skyH8064 And by His 53powerH5797 He directedH5090 the southH8486 windH8486.27When He rainedH4305 meatH7607 upon them like the dustH6083, Even 54wingedH3671 fowlH5775 like the sandH2344 of the seasH3220,28He let them fallH5307 in the midstH7130 of 55their campH4264, AllH5439 aroundH5439 their dwellingsH4908.29So they 56ateH398 and were wellH3966 filledH7646, And He 57satisfiedH935 their longingH8378.3058Yet before they had abandonedH2114 their longingH8378, 59WhileH5750 their foodH400 was in their mouthsH6310,31The 60angerH639 of GodH430 roseH5927 against them And killedH2026 61some of their 62strongestH4924 ones, And 63subduedH3766 the choiceH970 menH977 of IsraelH3478.32In spite of allH3605 thisH2088 they 64stillH5750 sinnedH2398 And 65did not believeH539 in His wonderfulH6381 worksH6381.33So He broughtH3615 66their daysH3117 toH3615 anH3615 endH3615 in futilityH1892, And their yearsH8141 to an end in suddenH928 terrorH928.

34WhenH518 He killedH2026 them, then they 67soughtH1875 Him, And they returnedH7725 and searchedH7836 68diligentlyH7836 for GodH410;35And they rememberedH2142 that GodH430 was their 69rockH6697, And the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH410 their 70RedeemerH1350.36But they 71flatteredH6601 Him with their mouthH6310 And 72liedH3576 to Him with their tongueH3956.37For their heartH3820 was not 73steadfastH3559 towardH5973 Him, NorH3808 were they faithfulH539 with His covenantH1285.38But He, being 74compassionateH7349, 7576forgaveH3722 their wrongdoingH5771 and did not destroyH7843 them; And oftenH7235 He 7778restrainedH7725 His angerH639 And did not stirH5782 upH5782 allH3605 His wrathH2534.39So 79He rememberedH2142 that they were only 80fleshH1320, A 8182windH7307 that passesH1980 and does not returnH7725.

40HowH4100 oftenH4100 they 83rebelledH4784 against Him in the wildernessH4057 And 84grievedH6087 Him in the 85desertH3452!41AgainH7725 and again they 8687temptedH5254 GodH410, And painedH8428 the 88HolyH6918 OneH6918 of IsraelH3478.42They 89did not rememberH2142 90His 91powerH3027, The dayH3117 whenH834 He 92redeemedH6299 them from the enemyH6862,43WhenH834 He performedH7760 His 93signsH226 in EgyptH4714 And His 94marvelsH4159 in the fieldH7704 of ZoanH6814,44And 95turnedH2015 their riversH2975 to bloodH1818, And their streamsH5140, so that they could not drinkH8354.45He sentH7971 swarmsH6157 ofH6157 96fliesH6157 among them that devouredH398 them, And 97frogsH6854 that destroyedH7843 them.46He also gaveH5414 their cropsH2981 to the 98grasshopperH2625 And the productH3018 ofH3018 their laborH3018 to the 99locustH697.47He 100destroyedH2026 their vinesH1612 with 101hailstonesH1259 And their sycamoreH8256 treesH8256 with frostH2602.48He also turnedH5462 their 102cattleH1165 overH5462 to the hailstonesH1259, And their herdsH4735 to boltsH7565 ofH7565 lightningH7565.49He 103sentH7971 His burningH2740 angerH639 upon them, FuryH5678 and indignationH2195 and troubleH6869, A bandH4917 of 104destroyingH7451 angelsH4397.50He leveledH6424 a pathH5410 for His angerH639; He did not spareH2820 their soulsH5315 from deathH4194, But 105turnedH5462 their livesH2421 overH5462 to the plagueH1698,51And 106struckH5221 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 in EgyptH4714, The 107firstH7225 andH7225 bestH7225 of their vigorH202 in the tentsH168 of 108HamH2526.52But He 109ledH5265 His own peopleH5971 outH5265 like sheepH6629, And guidedH5090 them in the wildernessH4057 110like a flockH5739;53He ledH5148 them 111safelyH983, so that they did not fearH6342; But 112the seaH3220 engulfedH3680 their enemiesH340.

54So 113He broughtH935 them to His holyH6944 114landH1366, To thisH2088 115116hillH2022 countryH2022 117which His rightH3225 handH3225 had gainedH7069.55He also 118droveH1644 outH1644 the nationsH1471 from them And 119apportionedH5307 them as an inheritanceH5159 by measurementH2256, And had the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 dwellH7931 in their tentsH168.56Yet they 120121temptedH5254 and 122rebelledH4784 againstH854 the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH430 And did not keepH8104 His testimoniesH5713,57But turnedH5472 backH5472 and 123actedH898 treacherouslyH898 like their fathersH1; They 124turnedH2015 asideH2015 like a treacherousH7423 bowH7198.58For they 125provokedH3707 Him with their 126highH1116 placesH1116 And 127movedH7065 Him toH7065 jealousyH7065 with their 128carvedH6456 imagesH6456.59When GodH430 heardH8085 them, He 129was filledH5674 withH5674 130wrathH5674 And He utterlyH3966 131rejectedH3988 IsraelH3478;60So that He 132abandonedH5203 the 133dwellingH4908 placeH4908 at ShilohH7887, The tentH168 134which He had pitchedH7931 among peopleH120,61And He gaveH5414 upH5414 His 135strengthH5797 to captivityH7628 And His gloryH8597 136into the handH3027 of the enemyH6862.62He also 137turnedH5462 His peopleH5971 overH5462 to the swordH2719, And 138was filledH5674 withH5674 wrathH5674 at His inheritanceH5159.63139FireH784 devouredH398 140His youngH970 menH970, And 141His 142virginsH1330 hadH1984 noH3808 weddingH1984 songsH1984.64143His 144priestsH3548 fellH5307 by the swordH2719, And 145His 146widowsH490 could not weepH1058.

65Then the LordH136 147awokeH3364 as if from sleepH3463, Like a 148warriorH1368 149overcomeH7320 by wineH3196.66He 150151droveH5221 His adversariesH6862 backwardH268; He putH5414 on them an everlastingH5769 disgraceH2781.67He also 152rejectedH3988 the tentH168 of JosephH3130, And did not chooseH977 the tribeH7626 of EphraimH669,68But choseH977 the tribeH7626 of JudahH3063, MountH2022 153ZionH6726, whichH834 He lovedH157.69And He 154builtH1129 His sanctuaryH4720 likeH3644 the heightsH7311, Like the earthH776 which He has establishedH3245 foreverH5769.70He also 155choseH977 His servantH5650 DavidH1732 And tookH3947 him from the sheepfoldsH6629H4356;71From 156157the careH310 of the 158ewesH5763 159withH5763 nursingH5763 lambsH5763 He broughtH935 him To 160shepherdH7462 JacobH3290 His peopleH5971, And IsraelH3478 161His inheritanceH5159.72So he shepherdedH7462 them according to the 162integrityH8537 of his heartH3824, And guidedH5148 them with his skillfulH8394 handsH3709.

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Notes

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

Commentaries on Psalms 78

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