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Psalms 78:24
24Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven.
Psalms 78:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them bread from heaven.
Context of Psalms 78:24
22Because they did not believe in God, And did not trust in His salvation. 23Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven, Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven. 25Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full. 26He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; And by His power He brought in the south wind.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:24 word by word
וַיַּמְטֵ֬ר עֲלֵיהֶ֣ם מָ֣ן לֶאֱכֹ֑ל וּדְגַן־שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם נָ֣תַן לָֽמוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 78:24
- Psalms 68:9You, O God, sent a plentiful rain, Whereby You confirmed Your inheritance, When it was weary.
- Psalms 105:40The people asked, and He brought quail, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
- Exodus 16:4Then the Lord said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you. And the people shall go out and gather a certain quota every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in My law or not.
- Deuteronomy 8:3So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.
- Nehemiah 9:15You gave them bread from heaven for their hunger, And brought them water out of the rock for their thirst, And told them to go in to possess the land Which You had sworn to give them.
- John 6:31Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”
- 1 Corinthians 10:3all ate the same spiritual food,
- Exodus 16:22And so it was, on the sixth day, that they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one. And all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The corn of heaven - The manna. It fell about their camp in the form of seeds; and as it appeared to come down from the clouds, it was not improperly termed heavenly corn, or heavenly grain, שמים דגן degan shamayim . The word shamayim is frequently taken to express the atmosphere.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And had rained down manna upon them to eat - Exodus 16:4-5, Exodus 16:14; Numbers 11:7-9. Compare the notes at John 6:31. And had given them of the corn of heaven - Food that seemed to come down from heaven. The reference here is to the manna, and it is called corn in the sense that it was food, or that it supplied the place of grain. It may also have been called corn from its resemblance to grain. See Exodus 16:31.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. 23-25Abundance comes through the doors of heaven (Genesis 8:2; 2 Kings 7:2; Malachi 3:10). The Israelites ate manna for 40 years in the wilderness (Exodus 16:31–36; John 6:31).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2923-29. (Compare Ex 16:11-15; Nu 11:4-9).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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