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Psalms 78:59
59When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.
Psalms 78:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
- English Standard Version (ESV)When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,
- New Living Translation (NLT)When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel.
Context of Psalms 78:59
57Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow. 58They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols. When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely. 60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans. 61He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
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שָׁמַ֣ע אֱ֭לֹהִים וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑ר וַיִּמְאַ֥ס מְ֝אֹ֗ד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 78:59
- Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
- Psalms 14:2The Lord looks down from heaven on all mankind to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
- Genesis 18:20Then the Lord said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous
- Psalms 106:40Therefore the Lord was angry with his people and abhorred his inheritance.
- Leviticus 20:23You must not live according to the customs of the nations I am going to drive out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
- Leviticus 26:44Yet in spite of this, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them or abhor them so as to destroy them completely, breaking my covenant with them. I am the Lord their God.
- Lamentations 2:7The Lord has rejected his altar and abandoned his sanctuary. He has given the walls of her palaces into the hands of the enemy; they have raised a shout in the house of the Lord as on the day of an appointed festival.
- Zechariah 11:8In one month I got rid of the three shepherds. The flock detested me, and I grew weary of them
Commentaries on Psalms 78:59
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59When God heard this - literally, “God heard;” that is, he understood this; he was acquainted with it. He heard their prayers addressed to false gods; he heard their praises sung in honor of idols. He was wroth - This is language taken from the common manner of speaking among people, for language derived from human conceptions and usages must be employed when we speak of God, though it may be difficult to say what is its exact meaning. The general sense is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 56-72Verses 56-72 After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, the children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptuous sins render even Israelites hateful to God's holiness, and exposed to his justice. Those whom the Lord forsakes become an easy prey to the destroyer. And sooner or later, God will disgrace his enemies. He set a good government over his people; a monarch after his own heart. With good reason does…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 56-64Israel’s rebellion defiled the promised land. During the time of the judges, the people built shrines to false gods and worshiped idols (Psalm 78:58; see also Judges 2:11; 3:7, 17–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 59-6059-60. heard--perceived (Ge 11:7). abhorred--but not utterly.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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