Psalms 78:49

Psalms 78:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
• New International Version (NIV)He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destroying angels.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He cast on them the fierceness of His anger, Wrath, indignation, and trouble, By sending angels of destruction among them.

Context of Psalms 78:49

47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost. 48He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. 50He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 51And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

Psalms 78:49 word by word

יְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֨ם׀ חֲר֬וֹן אַפּ֗וֹ עֶבְרָ֣ה וָזַ֣עַם וְצָרָ֑ה מִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַת מַלְאֲכֵ֥י רָעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• He castשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: let goH7971
• upon them the fiercenessחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
• of his angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• wrathעֶבְרָה‛ebrâh · furyH5678
• and indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
• and troubleצָרָהtsârâh · distressH6869
• by sendingמִשְׁלַ֫חַתmishlachath · deputationH4917
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• angelsמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messenger: angelH4397

Cross-references for Psalms 78:49

• Psalms 11:6Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
• Job 20:23When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
• Isaiah 42:25Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
• Lamentations 4:11Yhwh hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
• Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith Yhwh, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
• Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
• 1 Kings 22:21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Yhwh, and said, I will persuade him.
• Job 1:12And Yhwh said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Yhwh.
• Job 2:6And Yhwh said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Commentaries on Psalms 78:49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49By sending evil angels - This is the first mention we have of evil angels. There is no mention of them in the account we have of the plagues of Egypt in the Book of Exodus, and what they were we cannot tell: but by what the psalmist says here of their operations, they were the sorest plague that God had sent; they were marks or the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble. Some think the destroying angel that slew all the first-born is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger … - This verse is designed to describe the last, and the most dreadful of the plagues that came upon the Egyptians, the slaying of their first-born; and hence, there is such an accumulation of expressions: anger - fierce anger - wrath - indignation - trouble. All these expressions are designed to be emphatic; all these things were combined when the first-born were slain. There was no form of affliction that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 40-55Verses 40-55 Let not those that receive mercy from God, be thereby made bold to sin, for the mercies they receive will hasten its punishment; yet let not those who are under Divine rebukes for sin, be discouraged from repentance. The Holy One of Israel will do what is most for his own glory, and what is most for their good. Their forgetting former favours, led them to limit God for the future. God made his own people to go forth like sheep; and guided…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40-55The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4949. evil angels--or, "angels of evil"--many were perhaps employed, and other evils inflicted.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 78:49

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Anger
• Egyptians
• God Continued...
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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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