Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 78:21
21Therefore the LORD heard this, and was full of wrath: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
Psalms 78:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
- New International Version (NIV)When the Lord heard them, he was furious; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore the Lord heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel,
Context of Psalms 78:21
19Yea, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 20Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? Therefore the LORD heard this, and was full of wrath: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: 23Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:21 word by word
לָכֵ֤ן׀ שָׁמַ֥ע יְהוָ֗ה וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥ר וְ֭אֵשׁ נִשְּׂקָ֣ה בְיַעֲקֹ֑ב וְגַם־אַ֝֗ף עָלָ֥ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 78:21
- Psalms 78:31The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
- Numbers 11:10Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
- 1 Corinthians 10:5But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
- Jude 1:5I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.
- Numbers 11:1And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it ; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
- Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in my anger, and shall burn to the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
- Hebrews 12:29For our God is a consuming fire.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth - See Numbers 11:1, Numbers 11:10. So a fire was kindled against Jacob - Fire may be used here, as in Numbers 11:1, as an emblem of wrath; a fire may have been literally sent down to consume them.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. 17-31Israel rebelled in the wilderness despite God’s abundant provision.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. fire--the effect of the "anger" (Nu 11:1).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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