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Psalm 78 (WEBP)

[1] Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
[2] I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
[3] which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
[4] We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous deeds that he has done.
[5] For he established a covenant in Jacob, and appointed a teaching in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
[6] that the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,
[7] that they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,
[8] and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
[9] The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
[10] They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.
[11] They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
[12] He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
[13] He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
[14] In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
[15] He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
[16] He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
[17] Yet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
[18] They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
[19] Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
[20] Behold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”
[21] Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
[22] because they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
[23] Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
[24] He rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
[25] Man ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
[26] He caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
[27] He also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas.
[28] He let them fall in the middle of their camp, around their habitations.
[29] So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
[30] They didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
[31] when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their strongest, and struck down the young men of Israel.
[32] For all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.
[33] Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
[34] When he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
[35] They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
[36] But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
[37] For their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
[38] But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn’t destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, and didn’t stir up all his wrath.
[39] He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.
[40] How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
[41] They turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
[42] They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
[43] how he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
[44] he turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
[45] He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
[46] He also gave their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
[47] He destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
[48] He also gave over their livestock to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
[49] He threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
[50] He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
[51] and struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
[52] But he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
[53] He led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
[54] He brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
[55] He also drove out the nations before them, allotted them for an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
[56] Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,
[57] but turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.
[58] For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
[59] When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel,
[60] so that he abandoned the tent of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men,
[61] and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.
[62] He also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.
[63] Fire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
[64] Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.
[65] Then the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
[66] He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.
[67] Moreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,
[68] But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
[69] He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
[70] He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
[71] from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
[72] So he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 78 (KJVS)

[1] Give ear, () O my people, to my law: Incline () your ears to the words of my mouth.
[2] I will open () my mouth in a parable: I will utter () dark sayings of old:
[3] Which we have heard () and known, () And our fathers have told () us.
[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. ()
[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:
[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:
[7] That they might set () their hope in God, And not forget () the works of God, but keep () his commandments:
[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.
[9] The children of Ephraim, being armed, () and carrying () bows, Turned back () in the day of battle.
[10] They kept () not the covenant of God, And refused () to walk () in his law;
[11] And forgat () his works, And his wonders () that he had shewed () them.
[12] Marvellous things did () he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, In the field of Zoan.
[13] He divided () the sea, and caused them to pass through; () And he made the waters to stand () as an heap.
[14] In the daytime also he led () them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
[15] He clave () the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink () as out of the great depths.
[16] He brought () streams () also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down () like rivers.
[17] And they sinned () yet more () against him By provoking () the most High in the wilderness.
[18] And they tempted () God in their heart By asking () meat for their lust.
[19] Yea, they spake () against God; They said, () Can () God furnish () a table in the wilderness?
[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?
[21] Therefore the Lord heard () this, and was wroth: () So a fire was kindled () against Jacob, and anger also came up () against Israel;
[22] Because they believed () not in God, And trusted () not in his salvation:
[23] Though he had commanded () the clouds from above, And opened () the doors of heaven,
[24] And had rained down () manna upon them to eat, () And had given () them of the corn of heaven.
[25] Man did eat () angels’ food: He sent () them meat to the full.
[26] He caused an east wind to blow () in the heaven: And by his power he brought in () the south wind.
[27] He rained () flesh also upon them as dust, And feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
[28] And he let it fall () in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.
[29] So they did eat, () and were well filled: () For he gave () them their own desire;
[30] They were not estranged () from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
[31] The wrath of God came () upon them, and slew () the fattest of them, And smote down () the chosen men of Israel.
[32] For all this they sinned () still, And believed () not for his wondrous works. ()
[33] Therefore their days did he consume () in vanity, And their years in trouble.
[34] When he slew () them, then they sought () him: And they returned () and enquired early () after God.
[35] And they remembered () that God was their rock, And the high God their redeemer. ()
[36] Nevertheless they did flatter () him with their mouth, And they lied () unto him with their tongues.
[37] For their heart was not right () with him, Neither were they stedfast () in his covenant.
[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.
[39] For he remembered () that they were but flesh; A wind that passeth away, () and cometh not again. ()
[40] How oft did they provoke () him in the wilderness, And grieve () him in the desert!
[41] Yea, they turned back () and tempted () God, And limited () the Holy One of Israel.
[42] They remembered () not his hand, Nor the day when he delivered () them from the enemy.
[43] How he had wrought () his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan:
[44] And had turned () their rivers into blood; And their floods, () that they could not drink. ()
[45] He sent () divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured () them; And frogs, which destroyed () them.
[46] He gave () also their increase unto the caterpiller, And their labour unto the locust.
[47] He destroyed () their vines with hail, And their sycomore trees with frost.
[48] He gave up () their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
[49] He cast () upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, By sending evil angels among them.
[50] He made () a way to his anger; He spared () not their soul from death, But gave their life over () to the pestilence;
[51] And smote () all the firstborn in Egypt; The chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
[52] But made his own people to go forth () like sheep, And guided () them in the wilderness like a flock.
[53] And he led () them on safely, so that they feared () not: But the sea overwhelmed () their enemies. ()
[54] And he brought () them to the border of his sanctuary, Even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. ()
[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.
[56] Yet they tempted () and provoked () the most high God, And kept () not his testimonies:
[57] But turned back, () and dealt unfaithfully () like their fathers: They were turned aside () like a deceitful bow.
[58] For they provoked him to anger () with their high places, And moved him to jealousy () with their graven images.
[59] When God heard () this, he was wroth, () And greatly abhorred () Israel:
[60] So that he forsook () the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed () among men;
[61] And delivered () his strength into captivity, And his glory into the enemy’s hand.
[62] He gave his people over () also unto the sword; And was wroth () with his inheritance.
[63] The fire consumed () their young men; And their maidens were not given to marriage. ()
[64] Their priests fell () by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation. ()
[65] Then the Lord awaked () as one out of sleep, And like a mighty man that shouteth () by reason of wine.
[66] And he smote () his enemies in the hinder parts: He put () them to a perpetual reproach.
[67] Moreover he refused () the tabernacle of Joseph, And chose () not the tribe of Ephraim:
[68] But chose () the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved. ()
[69] And he built () his sanctuary like high () palaces, Like the earth which he hath established () for ever.
[70] He chose () David also his servant, And took () him from the sheepfolds:
[71] From following the ewes great with young () he brought () him To feed () Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
[72] So he fed () them according to the integrity of his heart; And guided () them by the skilfulness of his hands.

Psalm 78:8 Heb. that prepared not their heart
Psalm 78:9 Heb. throwing forth
Psalm 78:19 Heb. order
Psalm 78:26 Heb. to go
Psalm 78:31a Heb. made to bow
Psalm 78:31b Or, young men
Psalm 78:40 Or, rebel against him
Psalm 78:42 Or, from affliction
Psalm 78:43 Heb. set
Psalm 78:47a Heb. killed
Psalm 78:47b Or, great hail stones
Psalm 78:48a Heb. he shut up
Psalm 78:48b Or, lightnings
Psalm 78:50a Heb. He weighed a path
Psalm 78:50b Or, their beasts, to the murreine
Psalm 78:53 Heb. covered
Psalm 78:63 Heb. praised
Psalm 78:69 Heb. founded
Psalm 78:71 Heb. from after

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 78 (BYZ)

[1] [77:1] συνεσεως τω ασαφ προσεχετε λαος μου τον νομον μου κλινατε το ους υμων εις τα ρηματα του στοματος μου
[2] [77:2] ανοιξω εν παραβολαις το στομα μου φθεγξομαι προβληματα απ αρχης
[3] [77:3] οσα ηκουσαμεν και εγνωμεν αυτα και οι πατερες ημων διηγησαντο ημιν
[4] [77:4] ουκ εκρυβη απο των τεκνων αυτων εις γενεαν ετεραν απαγγελλοντες τας αινεσεις του κυριου και τας δυναστειας αυτου και τα θαυμασια αυτου α εποιησεν
[5] [77:5] και ανεστησεν μαρτυριον εν ιακωβ και νομον εθετο εν ισραηλ οσα ενετειλατο τοις πατρασιν ημων του γνωρισαι αυτα τοις υιοις αυτων
[6] [77:6] οπως αν γνω γενεα ετερα υιοι οι τεχθησομενοι και αναστησονται και απαγγελουσιν αυτα τοις υιοις αυτων
[7] [77:7] ινα θωνται επι τον θεον την ελπιδα αυτων και μη επιλαθωνται των εργων του θεου και τας εντολας αυτου εκζητησουσιν
[8] [77:8] ινα μη γενωνται ως οι πατερες αυτων γενεα σκολια και παραπικραινουσα γενεα ητις ου κατηυθυνεν την καρδιαν αυτης και ουκ επιστωθη μετα του θεου το πνευμα αυτης
[9] [77:9] υιοι εφραιμ εντεινοντες και βαλλοντες τοξοις εστραφησαν εν ημερα πολεμου
[10] [77:10] ουκ εφυλαξαν την διαθηκην του θεου και εν τω νομω αυτου ουκ ηθελον πορευεσθαι
[11] [77:11] και επελαθοντο των ευεργεσιων αυτου και των θαυμασιων αυτου ων εδειξεν αυτοις
[12] [77:12] εναντιον των πατερων αυτων α εποιησεν θαυμασια εν γη αιγυπτω εν πεδιω τανεως
[13] [77:13] διερρηξεν θαλασσαν και διηγαγεν αυτους εστησεν υδατα ωσει ασκον
[14] [77:14] και ωδηγησεν αυτους εν νεφελη ημερας και ολην την νυκτα εν φωτισμω πυρος
[15] [77:15] διερρηξεν πετραν εν ερημω και εποτισεν αυτους ως εν αβυσσω πολλη
[16] [77:16] και εξηγαγεν υδωρ εκ πετρας και κατηγαγεν ως ποταμους υδατα
[17] [77:17] και προσεθεντο ετι του αμαρτανειν αυτω παρεπικραναν τον υψιστον εν ανυδρω
[18] [77:18] και εξεπειρασαν τον θεον εν ταις καρδιαις αυτων του αιτησαι βρωματα ταις ψυχαις αυτων
[19] [77:19] και κατελαλησαν του θεου και ειπαν μη δυνησεται ο θεος ετοιμασαι τραπεζαν εν ερημω
[20] [77:20] επει επαταξεν πετραν και ερρυησαν υδατα και χειμαρροι κατεκλυσθησαν μη και αρτον δυναται δουναι η ετοιμασαι τραπεζαν τω λαω αυτου
[21] [77:21] δια τουτο ηκουσεν κυριος και ανεβαλετο και πυρ ανηφθη εν ιακωβ και οργη ανεβη επι τον ισραηλ
[22] [77:22] οτι ουκ επιστευσαν εν τω θεω ουδε ηλπισαν επι το σωτηριον αυτου
[23] [77:23] και ενετειλατο νεφελαις υπερανωθεν και θυρας ουρανου ανεωξεν
[24] [77:24] και εβρεξεν αυτοις μαννα φαγειν και αρτον ουρανου εδωκεν αυτοις
[25] [77:25] αρτον αγγελων εφαγεν ανθρωπος επισιτισμον απεστειλεν αυτοις εις πλησμονην
[26] [77:26] απηρεν νοτον εξ ουρανου και επηγαγεν εν τη δυναστεια αυτου λιβα
[27] [77:27] και εβρεξεν επ αυτους ωσει χουν σαρκας και ωσει αμμον θαλασσων πετεινα πτερωτα
[28] [77:28] και επεπεσον εις μεσον της παρεμβολης αυτων κυκλω των σκηνωματων αυτων
[29] [77:29] και εφαγοσαν και ενεπλησθησαν σφοδρα και την επιθυμιαν αυτων ηνεγκεν αυτοις
[30] [77:30] ουκ εστερηθησαν απο της επιθυμιας αυτων ετι της βρωσεως αυτων ουσης εν τω στοματι αυτων
[31] [77:31] και οργη του θεου ανεβη επ αυτους και απεκτεινεν εν τοις πιοσιν αυτων και τους εκλεκτους του ισραηλ συνεποδισεν
[32] [77:32] εν πασιν τουτοις ημαρτον ετι και ουκ επιστευσαν εν τοις θαυμασιοις αυτου
[33] [77:33] και εξελιπον εν ματαιοτητι αι ημεραι αυτων και τα ετη αυτων μετα σπουδης
[34] [77:34] οταν απεκτεννεν αυτους εξεζητουν αυτον και επεστρεφον και ωρθριζον προς τον θεον
[35] [77:35] και εμνησθησαν οτι ο θεος βοηθος αυτων εστιν και ο θεος ο υψιστος λυτρωτης αυτων εστιν
[36] [77:36] και ηπατησαν αυτον εν τω στοματι αυτων και τη γλωσση αυτων εψευσαντο αυτω
[37] [77:37] η δε καρδια αυτων ουκ ευθεια μετ αυτου ουδε επιστωθησαν εν τη διαθηκη αυτου
[38] [77:38] αυτος δε εστιν οικτιρμων και ιλασεται ταις αμαρτιαις αυτων και ου διαφθερει και πληθυνει του αποστρεψαι τον θυμον αυτου και ουχι εκκαυσει πασαν την οργην αυτου
[39] [77:39] και εμνησθη οτι σαρξ εισιν πνευμα πορευομενον και ουκ επιστρεφον
[40] [77:40] ποσακις παρεπικραναν αυτον εν τη ερημω παρωργισαν αυτον εν γη ανυδρω
[41] [77:41] και επεστρεψαν και επειρασαν τον θεον και τον αγιον του ισραηλ παρωξυναν
[42] [77:42] ουκ εμνησθησαν της χειρος αυτου ημερας ης ελυτρωσατο αυτους εκ χειρος θλιβοντος
[43] [77:43] ως εθετο εν αιγυπτω τα σημεια αυτου και τα τερατα αυτου εν πεδιω τανεως
[44] [77:44] και μετεστρεψεν εις αιμα τους ποταμους αυτων και τα ομβρηματα αυτων οπως μη πιωσιν
[45] [77:45] εξαπεστειλεν εις αυτους κυνομυιαν και κατεφαγεν αυτους και βατραχον και διεφθειρεν αυτους
[46] [77:46] και εδωκεν τη ερυσιβη τον καρπον αυτων και τους πονους αυτων τη ακριδι
[47] [77:47] απεκτεινεν εν χαλαζη την αμπελον αυτων και τας συκαμινους αυτων εν τη παχνη
[48] [77:48] και παρεδωκεν εις χαλαζαν τα κτηνη αυτων και την υπαρξιν αυτων τω πυρι
[49] [77:49] εξαπεστειλεν εις αυτους οργην θυμου αυτου θυμον και οργην και θλιψιν αποστολην δι αγγελων πονηρων
[50] [77:50] ωδοποιησεν τριβον τη οργη αυτου ουκ εφεισατο απο θανατου των ψυχων αυτων και τα κτηνη αυτων εις θανατον συνεκλεισεν
[51] [77:51] και επαταξεν παν πρωτοτοκον εν αιγυπτω απαρχην των πονων αυτων εν τοις σκηνωμασι χαμ
[52] [77:52] και απηρεν ως προβατα τον λαον αυτου και ανηγαγεν αυτους ως ποιμνιον εν ερημω
[53] [77:53] και ωδηγησεν αυτους εν ελπιδι και ουκ εδειλιασαν και τους εχθρους αυτων εκαλυψεν θαλασσα
[54] [77:54] και εισηγαγεν αυτους εις οριον αγιασματος αυτου ορος τουτο ο εκτησατο η δεξια αυτου
[55] [77:55] και εξεβαλεν απο προσωπου αυτων εθνη και εκληροδοτησεν αυτους εν σχοινιω κληροδοσιας και κατεσκηνωσεν εν τοις σκηνωμασιν αυτων τας φυλας του ισραηλ
[56] [77:56] και επειρασαν και παρεπικραναν τον θεον τον υψιστον και τα μαρτυρια αυτου ουκ εφυλαξαντο
[57] [77:57] και απεστρεψαν και ησυνθετησαν καθως και οι πατερες αυτων και μετεστραφησαν εις τοξον στρεβλον
[58] [77:58] και παρωργισαν αυτον εν τοις βουνοις αυτων και εν τοις γλυπτοις αυτων παρεζηλωσαν αυτον
[59] [77:59] ηκουσεν ο θεος και υπερειδεν και εξουδενωσεν σφοδρα τον ισραηλ
[60] [77:60] και απωσατο την σκηνην σηλωμ σκηνωμα αυτου ου κατεσκηνωσεν εν ανθρωποις
[61] [77:61] και παρεδωκεν εις αιχμαλωσιαν την ισχυν αυτων και την καλλονην αυτων εις χειρας εχθρου
[62] [77:62] και συνεκλεισεν εις ρομφαιαν τον λαον αυτου και την κληρονομιαν αυτου υπερειδεν
[63] [77:63] τους νεανισκους αυτων κατεφαγεν πυρ και αι παρθενοι αυτων ουκ επενθηθησαν
[64] [77:64] οι ιερεις αυτων εν ρομφαια επεσαν και αι χηραι αυτων ου κλαυσθησονται
[65] [77:65] και εξηγερθη ως ο υπνων κυριος ως δυνατος κεκραιπαληκως εξ οινου
[66] [77:66] και επαταξεν τους εχθρους αυτου εις τα οπισω ονειδος αιωνιον εδωκεν αυτοις
[67] [77:67] και απωσατο το σκηνωμα ιωσηφ και την φυλην εφραιμ ουκ εξελεξατο
[68] [77:68] και εξελεξατο την φυλην ιουδα το ορος το σιων ο ηγαπησεν
[69] [77:69] και ωκοδομησεν ως μονοκερωτων το αγιασμα αυτου εν τη γη εθεμελιωσεν αυτην εις τον αιωνα
[70] [77:70] και εξελεξατο δαυιδ τον δουλον αυτου και ανελαβεν αυτον εκ των ποιμνιων των προβατων
[71] [77:71] εξοπισθεν των λοχευομενων ελαβεν αυτον ποιμαινειν ιακωβ τον λαον αυτου και ισραηλ την κληρονομιαν αυτου
[72] [77:72] και εποιμανεν αυτους εν τη ακακια της καρδιας αυτου και εν ταις συνεσεσι των χειρων αυτου ωδηγησεν αυτους