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Psalms 78:1

{An instruction. Of Asaph.} Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

<Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

A psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.

Psalms 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter riddles from of old,

Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;

They have given the dead bodies of thy servants to be meat for the fowls of the air: the flesh of thy saints for the beasts of the earth.

Psalms 78:3

Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us:

Which have come to our hearing and our knowledge, as they were given to us by our fathers.

They have poured out their blood as water, round about Jerusalem and there was none to bury them.

Psalms 78:4

We will not hide [them] from their sons, shewing forth to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, and his strength, and his marvellous works which he hath done.

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.

We are become a reproach to our neighbours: a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.

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;

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;

How long, O Lord, wilt thou be angry for ever: shall thy zeal be kindled like a fire?

Psalms 78:6

That the generation to come might know [them], the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell [them] to their children,

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;

Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that have not known thee: and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

Psalms 78:7

And that they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of ùGod, but observe his commandments;

So that they might put their hope in God, and not let God's works go out of their minds, but keep his laws;

Because they have devoured Jacob; and have laid waste his place.

Psalms 78:8

And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with ùGod.

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.

Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor.

Psalms 78:9

The sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle.

The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.

Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name's sake:

Psalms 78:10

They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;

Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes, By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed:

Psalms 78:11

And forgot his doings, and his marvellous works which he had shewn them.

They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.

let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.

Psalms 78:12

In the sight of their fathers had he done wonders, in the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.

He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

Psalms 78:13

He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; and made the waters to stand as a heap;

The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.

Psalms 78:14

And he led them with a cloud in the daytime, and all the night with the light of fire.

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 as out of the depths, abundantly;

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

And he brought streams out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

He made streams come out of the rock; and waters came flowing down like rivers.

Psalms 78:17

Yet they still went on sinning against him, provoking the Most High in the desert;

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 ùGod in their heart, by asking meat for their lust;

Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.

Psalms 78:19

And they spoke against God: they said, Is ùGod able to prepare a table in the wilderness?

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, and waters gushed out, and streams overflowed; is he able to give bread also, or provide flesh for his people?

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 fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel:

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 confided not in his salvation;

Because they had no faith in God, and no hope in his salvation.

Psalms 78:23

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,

And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open;

Psalms 78:24

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the corn of the heavens.

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 provision to the full.

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 rise in the heavens, and by his strength he brought the south wind;

He sent an east wind from heaven, driving on the south wind by his power.

Psalms 78:27

And he rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowl as the sand of the seas,

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:

And he let it come down into their resting-place, round about their tents.

Psalms 78:29

And they did eat, and were well filled; for that they lusted after, he brought to them.

So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;

Psalms 78:30

They were not alienated from their lust, their meat was yet in their mouths,

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 he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

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 marvellous works;

For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.

Psalms 78:33

And he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.

So their days were wasted like a breath, and their years in trouble.

Psalms 78:34

When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early after ùGod;

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 ùGod, the Most High, their redeemer.

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;

But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him;

Psalms 78:37

For their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.

Psalms 78:38

But he was merciful: he forgave the iniquity, and destroyed [them] not; but many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his fury:

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 flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.

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 provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

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 ùGod, and grieved the Holy One of Israel.

Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.

Psalms 78:42

They remembered not his hand, the day when he delivered them from the oppressor,

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 miracles in the field of Zoan;

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, that they could not drink;

So that their rivers were turned to blood, and they were not able to get drink from their streams.

Psalms 78:45

He sent dog-flies among them, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them;

He sent different sorts of flies among them, poisoning their flesh; and frogs for their destruction.

Psalms 78:46

And he gave their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust;

He gave the increase of their fields to worms, the fruits of their industry to the locusts.

Psalms 78:47

He killed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with hail-stones;

He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.

Psalms 78:48

And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.

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 distress, a mission of angels of woes.

He sent on them the heat of his wrath, his bitter disgust, letting loose evil angels among them.

Psalms 78:50

He made a way for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;

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 he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.

He gave to destruction all the first sons of Egypt; the first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;

Psalms 78:52

And he made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

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 were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies.

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 his holy border, this mountain, which his right hand purchased;

And he was their guide to his holy land, even to the mountain, which his right hand had made his;

Psalms 78:55

And he drove out the nations before them, and allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

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

But they tempted and provoked God, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies,

But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;

Psalms 78:57

And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.

Their hearts were turned back and untrue like their fathers; they were turned to one side like a twisted bow.

Psalms 78:58

And they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

They made him angry with their high places; moving him to wrath with their images.

Psalms 78:59

God heard, and was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

When this came to God's ears he was very angry, and gave up Israel completely;

Psalms 78:60

And he forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he had dwelt among men,

So that he went away from the holy place in Shiloh, the tent which he had put among men;

Psalms 78:61

And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor;

And he let his strength be taken prisoner, and gave his glory into the hands of his hater.

Psalms 78:62

And delivered up his people unto the sword, and was very wroth with his inheritance:

He gave his people up to the sword, and was angry with his heritage.

Psalms 78:63

The fire consumed their young men, and their maidens were not praised in [nuptial] song;

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.

Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.

Psalms 78:65

Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth aloud by reason of wine;

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 in the hinder part, and put them to everlasting reproach.

His haters were turned back by his blows and shamed for ever.

Psalms 78:67

And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,

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;

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 founded for ever.

And he made his holy place like the high heaven, like the earth which is fixed by him for ever.

Psalms 78:70

And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;

Psalms 78:71

From following the suckling-ewes, he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

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

And he fed them according to the integrity of his heart, and led them by the skilfulness of his hands.

So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

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