Psalms 78:12

Psalms 78:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
• New International Version (NIV)He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Context of Psalms 78:12

10They did not keep God’s covenant and refused to walk in His Torah. 11They forgot His deeds and His wonders that He had shown them. He did miracles in front of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the plain of Zoan. 13He split the sea and led them through, and He made the water stand like a wall. 14By day He led them with a cloud and all night with a light of fire.

Psalms 78:12 word by word

נֶ֣גֶד אֲ֭בוֹתָם עָ֣שָׂה פֶ֑לֶא בְּאֶ֖רֶץ מִצְרַ֣יִם שְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Marvellous thingsפֶּ֫לֶאpele' · wonderH6382
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• he in the sightנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• of Zoanצֹ֫עַןtsô‛an · ZoanH6814

Cross-references for Psalms 78:12

• Psalms 78:42They did not remember His hand— the day He redeemed them from the foe,
• Psalms 105:27They performed His signs among them —miracles in the land of Ham.
• Psalms 135:9He sent signs and wonders among you, O Egypt, on Pharaoh and all his servants.
• Exodus 7:1So Adonai said to Moses, “See, I have set you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother will be your prophet.
• Exodus 8:1Then Adonai told Moses, “Say to Aaron: Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, canals and pools, and cause frogs to come up over the land of Egypt.”
• Exodus 9:1Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go in to Pharaoh, and tell him: This is what Adonai, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘Let My people go, so they may serve Me.’
• Exodus 10:1Then Adonai said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, because I have hardened his heart and the heart of his servants, so that I might show these My signs in their midst,
• Exodus 11:1Now Adonai had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague upon Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here. When he lets you go, he will surely thrust you out altogether from here.
• Exodus 12:1Now Adonai spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying,
• Deuteronomy 4:34Or has any god ever tried to come to take for himself a nation from within a nation—by trials, by signs and wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—like all that Adonai your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Deuteronomy 6:22Before our eyes Adonai showed signs and wonders, great and terrible—on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house.
• Nehemiah 9:10You gave signs and wonders against Pharaoh, all his servants, and all the people of his land, for You knew how insolently they treated them. You made a name for Yourself which remains to this day.
• Psalms 78:43when He displayed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the plain of Zoan.
• Genesis 32:3Then Jacob said when he saw them, “This is God’s camp,” and he named that place Mahanaim.
• Numbers 13:22They continued on up through the Negev and came to Hebron. There lived Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
• Isaiah 19:11The princes of Zoan are utter fools. Pharaoh’s wisest counselors are stupid. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?

Commentaries on Psalms 78:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The field of Zoan - "In campo Taneos," Vugate. Tanis was the capital of Pharaoh, where Moses wrought so many miracles. It was situated in the Delta, on one of the most easterly branches of the Nile. It was afterwards called Thanis; and from it the district was called the Thanitic Canton. See Calmet. Dr. Shaw thinks Zoan was intended to signify Egypt in general.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers - Things suited to excite wonder and astonishment. Such were all the miracles that he performed, in effecting the deliverance of his people. In the land of Egypt - In delivering them from Pharaoh. In the field of Zoan - The Septuagint renders this ̓ ́ͅ ́ en pediō Taneōs” in the plain of Tanis.” So the Latin Vulgate. Zoan or Tanis was an ancient city of Lower Egypt, situated on the eastern side of…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. 12The wonders are the ten plagues against Egypt that God performed during Israel’s captivity (Exodus 7–12).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 78:12

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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