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Psalms 78	Psalms 78
Psalms 78:1 Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.	Psalms 78:1 Maschil. Of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.
Psalms 78:2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,	Psalms 78:2 Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;
Psalms 78:3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.	Psalms 78:3 Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.
Psalms 78:4 We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous works that he hath done.	Psalms 78:4 We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.
Psalms 78:5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;	Psalms 78:5 He put up a witness in Jacob, and made a law in Israel; which he gave to our fathers so that they might give knowledge of them to their children;
Psalms 78:6 That the generation to come might know [them], even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell [them] to their children,	Psalms 78:6 So that the generation to come might have knowledge of them, even the children of the future, who would give word of them to their children;
Psalms 78:7 That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments,	Psalms 78:7 So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God's works go out of their minds, but keep his laws;
Psalms 78:8 And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.	Psalms 78:8 And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.
Psalms 78:9 The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.	Psalms 78:9 The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.
Psalms 78:10 They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;	Psalms 78:10 They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;
Psalms 78:11 And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.	Psalms 78:11 They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.
Psalms 78:12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.	Psalms 78:12 He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.
Psalms 78:13 He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.	Psalms 78:13 The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.
Psalms 78:14 In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.	Psalms 78:14 In the daytime he was guiding them in the cloud, and all through the night with a light of fire.
Psalms 78:15 He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.	Psalms 78:15 The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.
Psalms 78:16 He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.	Psalms 78:16 He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.
Psalms 78:17 Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.	Psalms 78:17 And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;
Psalms 78:18 And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.	Psalms 78:18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
Psalms 78:19 Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?	Psalms 78:19 They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?
Psalms 78:20 Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?	Psalms 78:20 See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?
Psalms 78:21 Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;	Psalms 78:21 So these things came to the Lord's ears, and he was angry; and a fire was lighted against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel;
Psalms 78:22 Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation.	Psalms 78:22 Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation.
Psalms 78:23 Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;	Psalms 78:23 And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;
Psalms 78:24 And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.	Psalms 78:24 And he sent down manna like rain for their food, and gave them the grain of heaven.
Psalms 78:25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.	Psalms 78:25 Man took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure.
Psalms 78:26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.	Psalms 78:26 He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power.
Psalms 78:27 He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:	Psalms 78:27 He sent down meat on them like dust, and feathered birds like the sand of the sea,
Psalms 78:28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.	Psalms 78:28 And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.
Psalms 78:29 So they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own desire.	Psalms 78:29 So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;
Psalms 78:30 They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,	Psalms 78:30 But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,
Psalms 78:31 When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.	Psalms 78:31 The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.
Psalms 78:32 For all this they sinned still, And believed not in his wondrous works.	Psalms 78:32 For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.
Psalms 78:33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in terror.	Psalms 78:33 So their days were wasted like a breath, and their years in trouble.
Psalms 78:34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.	Psalms 78:34 When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care;
Psalms 78:35 And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer.	Psalms 78:35 In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour.
Psalms 78:36 But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.	Psalms 78:36 But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;
Psalms 78:37 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.	Psalms 78:37 And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.
Psalms 78:38 But he, being merciful, forgave [their] iniquity, and destroyed [them] not: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.	Psalms 78:38 But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.
Psalms 78:39 And he remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.	Psalms 78:39 So he kept in mind that they were only flesh; a breath which is quickly gone, and will not come again.
Psalms 78:40 How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!	Psalms 78:40 How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!
Psalms 78:41 And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.	Psalms 78:41 Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
Psalms 78:42 They remember not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;	Psalms 78:42 They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;
Psalms 78:43 How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan,	Psalms 78:43 How he had done his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan;
Psalms 78:44 And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.	Psalms 78:44 So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams.
Psalms 78:45 He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.	Psalms 78:45 He sent different sorts of flies among them, poisoning their flesh; and frogs for their destruction.
Psalms 78:46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labor unto the locust.	Psalms 78:46 He gave the increase of their fields to worms, the fruits of their industry to the locusts.
Psalms 78:47 He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.	Psalms 78:47 He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.
Psalms 78:48 He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.	Psalms 78:48 Ice was rained down on their cattle; thunderstorms sent destruction among the flocks.
Psalms 78:49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.	Psalms 78:49 He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them.
Psalms 78:50 He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,	Psalms 78:50 He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.
Psalms 78:51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.	Psalms 78:51 He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
Psalms 78:52 But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.	Psalms 78:52 But he took his people out like sheep, guiding them in the waste land like a flock.
Psalms 78:53 And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.	Psalms 78:53 He took them on safely so that they had no fear; but their haters were covered by the sea.
Psalms 78:54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.	Psalms 78:54 And he was their guide to his holy land, even to the mountain, which his right hand had made his;
Psalms 78:55 He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.	Psalms 78:55 Driving out nations before them, marking out the line of their heritage, and giving the people of Israel their tents for a resting-place.
Psalms 78:56 Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;	Psalms 78:56 But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;
Psalms 78:57 But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.	Psalms 78:57 Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.
Psalms 78:58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.	Psalms 78:58 They made him angry with their high places; moving him to wrath with their images.
Psalms 78:59 When God heard [this], he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel;	Psalms 78:59 When this came to God's ears he was very angry, and gave up Israel completely;
Psalms 78:60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed among men;	Psalms 78:60 So that he went away from the holy place in Shiloh, the tent which he had put among men;
Psalms 78:61 And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the adversary's hand.	Psalms 78:61 And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater.
Psalms 78:62 He gave his people over also unto the sword, And was wroth with his inheritance.	Psalms 78:62 He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage.
Psalms 78:63 Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.	Psalms 78:63 Their young men were burned in the fire; and their virgins were not praised in the bride-song.
Psalms 78:64 Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.	Psalms 78:64 Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.
Psalms 78:65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.	Psalms 78:65 Then was the Lord like one awaking from sleep, and like a strong man crying out because of wine.
Psalms 78:66 And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.	Psalms 78:66 His haters were turned back by his blows and shamed for ever.
Psalms 78:67 Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,	Psalms 78:67 And he put the tent of Joseph on one side, and took not the tribe of Ephraim;
Psalms 78:68 But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.	Psalms 78:68 But he took the tribe of Judah for himself, and the mountain of Zion, in which he had pleasure.
Psalms 78:69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.	Psalms 78:69 And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.
Psalms 78:70 He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds:	Psalms 78:70 He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
Psalms 78:71 From following the ewes that have their young he brought him, To be the shepherd of Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.	Psalms 78:71 From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.
Psalms 78:72 So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.	Psalms 78:72 So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.