Psalms 78:14

Psalms 78:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In the daytime he led them by a cloud, and all night by a pillar of fire.

Context of Psalms 78:14

12He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. 13He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall. He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night. 15He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas; 16he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.

Psalms 78:14 word by word

וַיַּנְחֵ֣ם בֶּעָנָ֣ן יוֹמָ֑ם וְכָל־הַ֝לַּ֗יְלָה בְּא֣וֹר אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the daytimeיוֹמָםyômâm · by dayH3119
• also he ledנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• them with a cloudעָנָן‛ânân · cloudH6051
• and all the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• with a lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Psalms 78:14

• Psalms 105:39He spread out a cloud as a covering, and a fire to give light at night.
• Exodus 13:21By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
• Exodus 14:24During the last watch of the night the Lord looked down from the pillar of fire and cloud at the Egyptian army and threw it into confusion.
• Exodus 40:35Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.
• Nehemiah 9:12By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14In the day-time also he led them with a cloud - That is, the cloud was the visible symbol of his presence, and its movements determined the way in which they were to go. It was “God” who led them, and who adopted this manner of doing it, so that they had “always” with them, by day and by night, a “visible” proof of his presence. There was that with them which could not be ascribed to any natural causes, and which, therefore, “demonstrated” that God was…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. 14God used a cloud and a light of fire to guide and protect Israel in the wilderness (Exodus 13:21–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. A record of God's dealings and the sins of the people is now made. The writer gives the history from the exode to the retreat from Kadesh; then contrasts their sins with their reasons for confidence, shown by a detail of God's dealings in Egypt, and presents a summary of the subsequent history to David's time. Zoan--for Egypt, as its ancient capital (Nu 13:22; Is 19:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 78:14

• Cloud
• God Continued...
• Miracles
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
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• Consume
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• Limit
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• Cloud
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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