Psalms 78
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Psalms 78:49-59

49He 1sentH7971 His burningH2740 angerH639 upon them, FuryH5678 and indignationH2195 and troubleH6869, A bandH4917 of 2destroyingH7451 angelsH4397.50He leveledH6424 a pathH5410 for His angerH639; He did not spareH2820 their soulsH5315 from deathH4194, But 3turnedH5462 their livesH2421 overH5462 to the plagueH1698,51And 4struckH5221 allH3605 the firstbornH1060 in EgyptH4714, The 5firstH7225 andH7225 bestH7225 of their vigorH202 in the tentsH168 of 6HamH2526.52But He 7ledH5265 His own peopleH5971 outH5265 like sheepH6629, And guidedH5090 them in the wildernessH4057 8like a flockH5739;53He ledH5148 them 9safelyH983, so that they did not fearH6342; But 10the seaH3220 engulfedH3680 their enemiesH340.

54So 11He broughtH935 them to His holyH6944 12landH1366, To thisH2088 1314hillH2022 countryH2022 15which His rightH3225 handH3225 had gainedH7069.55He also 16droveH1644 outH1644 the nationsH1471 from them And 17apportionedH5307 them as an inheritanceH5159 by measurementH2256, And had the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 dwellH7931 in their tentsH168.56Yet they 1819temptedH5254 and 20rebelledH4784 againstH854 the MostH5945 HighH5945 GodH430 And did not keepH8104 His testimoniesH5713,57But turnedH5472 backH5472 and 21actedH898 treacherouslyH898 like their fathersH1; They 22turnedH2015 asideH2015 like a treacherousH7423 bowH7198.58For they 23provokedH3707 Him with their 24highH1116 placesH1116 And 25movedH7065 Him toH7065 jealousyH7065 with their 26carvedH6456 imagesH6456.59When GodH430 heardH8085 them, He 27was filledH5674 withH5674 28wrathH5674 And He utterlyH3966 29rejectedH3988 IsraelH3478;

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 78:49 Ex 15:7 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 78:49 Lit angels of evil ones; another reading is evil angels ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 78:50 Ex 12:29, 30 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 78:51 Ex 12:29; Ps 105:36; 135:8; 136:10 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 78:51 Gen 49:3 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 78:51 Ps 105:23, 27; 106:22 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 78:52 Ex 15:22 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 78:52 Ps 77:20 ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 78:53 Ex 14:19, 20 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 78:53 Ex 14:27, 28; Ps 106:11 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 78:54 Ex 15:17 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 78:54 Lit border, territory ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 78:54 Or mountain ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 78:54 Ps 68:16; Is 11:9 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 78:54 Ps 44:3 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 78:55 Josh 11:16-23; Ps 44:2 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 78:55 Josh 13:7; 23:4; Ps 105:11; 135:12 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 78:56 Or put to the test ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 78:56 Ps 78:18 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 78:56 Judg 2:11-13; Ps 78:40 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 78:57 Ezek 20:27, 28 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 78:57 Hos 7:16 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 78:58 Deut 4:25; Judg 2:12; 1 Kin 14:9; Is 65:3 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 78:58 Lev 26:30; 1 Kin 3:2; 2 Kin 16:4; Jer 17:3 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 78:58 Deut 32:16, 21; 1 Kin 14:22 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 78:58 Ex 20:4; Lev 26:1; Deut 4:25 ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 78:59 Or became infuriated ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 78:59 Deut 1:34; 9:19; Ps 106:40 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 78:59 Lev 26:30; Deut 32:19; Amos 6:8 ↩

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