Tree of Life Version
Psalms 78:23
23Yet He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
Psalms 78:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
- New International Version (NIV)Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,
Context of Psalms 78:23
21When Adonai heard, He was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, and fury also rose against Israel. 22For they did not believe in God or trust in His salvation. Yet He commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven, 24and rained down manna upon them to eat, and gave them grain of heaven. 25Man did eat the bread of angels. He sent them abundant provision.
Read all of Psalms 78Psalms 78:23 word by word
וַיְצַ֣ו שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל וְדַלְתֵ֖י שָׁמַ֣יִם פָּתָֽח׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 78:23
- Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it came to be. He commanded, and it stood firm.
- Isaiah 5:6I will lay it waste: it will not be pruned or hoed, but briers and thorns will come up. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it.
- Genesis 7:11In the six-hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on this day, all the water sources of the great deep burst open, and the windows of the sky were opened.
- 2 Kings 7:2Then the officer on whose hand the king was leaning responded to the man of God and said, “Look, even if Adonai should make windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” He announced, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but will not eat any of it!”
- Malachi 3:10Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse. Then there will be food in My House. Now test Me in this”—says Adonai-Tzva’ot—“if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out blessing for you, until no one is without enough.
Commentaries on Psalms 78:23
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Though he had commanded the clouds from above - Though he had showed that he had absolute control over the clouds, and had only to command them and they would furnish rain in abundance. Compare the notes at Isaiah 5:6. And opened the doors of heaven - As he had done at the deluge, Genesis 7:11. The idea is, that he had rained down manna upon them in such abundance that it might be compared with the waters that had been sent down at the deluge.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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