New English Translation
Psalms 78:16
16He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers.
Psalms 78:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
- New International Version (NIV)he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also brought streams out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
Context of Psalms 78:16
14He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long. 15He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea. He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers. 17Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert. 18They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:16 word by word
וַיּוֹצִ֣א נוֹזְלִ֣ים מִסָּ֑לַע וַיּ֖וֹרֶד כַּנְּהָר֣וֹת מָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:16
- Psalms 105:41He opened up a rock and water flowed out; a river ran through dry regions.
- Deuteronomy 8:15and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow from a flint rock and
- Deuteronomy 9:21As for your sinful thing that you had made, the calf, I took it, melted it down, ground it up until it was as fine as dust, and tossed the dust into the stream that flows down the mountain.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:16
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16He brought streams also out of the rock - literally, “flowings.” The waters were poured out in an over-flowing stream. Those streams continued to flow, thus constituting a continued proof of the presence of God. See this fully explained in the notes at 1 Corinthians 10:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-39Verses 9-39 Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their happiness at last, who can not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16The focus shifts from Ephraim (Psalm 78:9–11) to all of Israel. The psalmist thinks about God's power in Egypt (see Psalm 81:4–7) and in the wilderness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. There were two similar miracles (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11). great depths--and--rivers--denote abundance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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