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Psalms 78:1

Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings 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 dark sayings of old:

I open with a simile my mouth, I bring forth hidden things of old,

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.

That we have heard and do know, And our fathers have recounted to us.

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 children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

We do not hide from their sons, To a later generation recounting praises of Jehovah, And His strength, and His wonders that He hath 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:

And He raiseth up a testimony in Jacob, And a law hath placed in Israel, That He commanded our fathers, To make them known to their sons.

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, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

So that a later generation doth know, Sons who are born, do rise and recount to their sons,

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

That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

And place in God their confidence, And forget not the doings of God, But keep His commands.

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 set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God [is] its spirit.

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

Psalms 78:9

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

Sons of Ephraim armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict.

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 have not kept the covenant of God, And in His law they have refused to walk,

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 forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.

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

Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Before their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt the field of Zoan.

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

Psalms 78:13

He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

He cleft a sea, and causeth them to pass over, Yea, He causeth waters to stand as a heap.

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

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

And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

Psalms 78:15

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink as the great deep.

Psalms 78:16

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

And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.

Psalms 78:17

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

And they add still to sin against Him, To provoke the Most High in the dry place.

Psalms 78:18

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

Psalms 78:19

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

And they speak against God they said: `Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?`

Psalms 78:20

Behold, 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?

Lo, He hath smitten a rock, And waters flow, yea, streams overflow. `Also bread [is] He able to give? Doth He prepare flesh for His people?`

Psalms 78:21

Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,

Psalms 78:22

Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

For they have not believed in God, Nor have they trusted in His salvation.

Psalms 78:23

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

And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

Psalms 78:24

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

And He raineth on them manna to eat, Yea, corn of heaven He hath given to them.

Psalms 78:25

Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

Food of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.

Psalms 78:26

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

He causeth an east wind to journey in the heavens, And leadeth by His strength a south wind,

Psalms 78:27

He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:

And He raineth on them flesh as dust, And as sand of the seas winged fowl,

Psalms 78:28

And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.

And causeth [it] to fall in the midst of His camp, Round about His tabernacles.

Psalms 78:29

So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;

And they eat, and are greatly satisfied, And their desire He bringeth to them.

Psalms 78:30

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet [is] their food in their mouth,

Psalms 78:31

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

Psalms 78:32

For all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.

With all this they have sinned again, And have not believed in His wonders.

Psalms 78:33

Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

And He consumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.

Psalms 78:34

When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

If He slew them, then they sought Him, And turned back, and sought God earnestly,

Psalms 78:35

And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.

And they remember that God [is] their rock, And God Most High their redeemer.

Psalms 78:36

Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

And they deceive Him with their mouth, And with their tongue do lie to Him,

Psalms 78:37

For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

And their heart hath not been right with Him, And they have not been stedfast in His covenant.

Psalms 78:38

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

And He the Merciful One, Pardoneth iniquity, and destroyeth not, And hath often turned back His anger, And waketh not up all His fury.

Psalms 78:39

For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.

And He remembereth that they [are] flesh, A wind going on and it returneth not.

Psalms 78:40

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

How often do they provoke Him in the wilderness, Grieve Him in the desolate place?

Psalms 78:41

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

Yea, they turn back, and try God, And the Holy One of Israel have limited.

Psalms 78:42

They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.

They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.

Psalms 78:43

How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

When He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan,

Psalms 78:44

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

And He turneth to blood their streams, And their floods they drink not.

Psalms 78:45

He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

He sendeth among them the beetle, and it consumeth them, And the frog, and it destroyeth them,

Psalms 78:46

He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.

And giveth to the caterpillar their increase, And their labour to the locust.

Psalms 78:47

He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.

He destroyeth with hail their vine, And their sycamores with frost,

Psalms 78:48

He gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.

And delivereth up to the hail their beasts, And their cattle to the burning flames.

Psalms 78:49

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress A discharge of evil messengers.

Psalms 78:50

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

He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.

Psalms 78:51

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:

And He smiteth every first-born in Egypt, The first-fruit of the strong in tents of Ham.

Psalms 78:52

But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

And causeth His people to journey as a flock, And guideth them as a drove in a wilderness,

Psalms 78:53

And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.

And He leadeth them confidently, And they have not been afraid, And their enemies hath the sea covered.

Psalms 78:54

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.

And He bringeth them in unto the border of His sanctuary, This mountain His right hand had got,

Psalms 78:55

He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

And casteth out nations from before them, And causeth them to fall in the line of inheritance, And causeth the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents,

Psalms 78:56

Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

And they tempt and provoke God Most High, And His testimonies have not kept.

Psalms 78:57

But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.

And they turn back, And deal treacherously like their fathers, They have been turned like a deceitful bow,

Psalms 78:58

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

And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,

Psalms 78:59

When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:

God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel.

Psalms 78:60

So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;

And He leaveth the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,

Psalms 78:61

And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.

And He giveth His strength to captivity, And His beauty into the hand of an adversary,

Psalms 78:62

He gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.

And delivereth up to the sword His people, And with His inheritance shewed Himself angry.

Psalms 78:63

The fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.

His young men hath fire consumed, And His virgins have not been praised.

Psalms 78:64

Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.

His priests by the sword have fallen, And their widows weep not.

Psalms 78:65

Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.

And the Lord waketh as a sleeper, As a mighty one crying aloud from wine.

Psalms 78:66

And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,

Psalms 78:67

Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:

And He kicketh against the tent of Joseph, And on the tribe of Ephraim hath not fixed.

Psalms 78:68

But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.

And He chooseth the tribe of Judah, With mount Zion that He loved,

Psalms 78:69

And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.

And buildeth His sanctuary as a high place, Like the earth, He founded it to the age.

Psalms 78:70

He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:

And He fixeth on David His servant, And taketh him from the folds of a flock,

Psalms 78:71

From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.

From behind suckling ones He hath brought him in, To rule over Jacob His people, And over Israel His inheritance.

Psalms 78:72

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

And he ruleth them according to the integrity of his heart, And by the skilfulness of his hands leadeth them!

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