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Psalm 78:32-55
New King James Version
Psalm 78:32-55
New King James Version
32 In spite of this (A)they still sinned,
And (B)did not believe in His wondrous works.
33 (C)Therefore their days He consumed in futility,
And their years in fear.
34 (D)When He slew them, then they sought Him;
And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
35 Then they remembered that (E)God was their rock,
And the Most High God (F)their Redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they (G)flattered Him with their mouth,
And they lied to Him with their tongue;
37 For their heart was not steadfast with Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
38 (H)But He, being full of (I)compassion, forgave their iniquity,
And did not destroy them.
Yes, many a time (J)He turned His anger away,
And (K)did not stir up all His wrath;
39 For (L)He remembered (M)that they were but flesh,
(N)A breath that passes away and does not come again.
40 How often they (O)provoked[a] Him in the wilderness,
And grieved Him in the desert!
41 Yes, (P)again and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not remember His [b]power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,
43 When He worked His signs in Egypt,
And His wonders in the field of Zoan;
44 (Q)Turned their rivers into blood,
And their streams, that they could not drink.
45 (R)He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them,
And (S)frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He also gave their crops to the caterpillar,
And their labor to the (T)locust.
47 (U)He destroyed their vines with hail,
And their sycamore trees with frost.
48 He also gave up their (V)cattle to the hail,
And their flocks to fiery [c]lightning.
49 He cast on them the fierceness of His anger,
Wrath, indignation, and trouble,
By sending angels of destruction among them.
50 He made a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave [d]their life over to the plague,
51 And destroyed all the (W)firstborn in Egypt,
The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 But He (X)made His own people go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
53 And He (Y)led them on safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea (Z)overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And He brought them to His (AA)holy border,
This mountain (AB)which His right hand had acquired.
55 (AC)He also drove out the nations before them,
(AD)Allotted them an inheritance by [e]survey,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:40 rebelled against Him
- Psalm 78:42 Lit. hand
- Psalm 78:48 lightning bolts
- Psalm 78:50 Or their beasts
- Psalm 78:55 surveyed measurement, lit. measuring cord
Psalm 78:32-55
New International Version
Psalm 78:32-55
New International Version
32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning;(A)
in spite of his wonders,(B) they did not believe.(C)
33 So he ended their days in futility(D)
and their years in terror.
34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek(E) him;
they eagerly turned to him again.
35 They remembered that God was their Rock,(F)
that God Most High was their Redeemer.(G)
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,(H)
lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal(I) to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he was merciful;(J)
he forgave(K) their iniquities(L)
and did not destroy them.
Time after time he restrained his anger(M)
and did not stir up his full wrath.
39 He remembered that they were but flesh,(N)
a passing breeze(O) that does not return.
40 How often they rebelled(P) against him in the wilderness(Q)
and grieved him(R) in the wasteland!
41 Again and again they put God to the test;(S)
they vexed the Holy One of Israel.(T)
42 They did not remember(U) his power—
the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,(V)
43 the day he displayed his signs(W) in Egypt,
his wonders(X) in the region of Zoan.
44 He turned their river into blood;(Y)
they could not drink from their streams.
45 He sent swarms of flies(Z) that devoured them,
and frogs(AA) that devastated them.
46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,(AB)
their produce to the locust.(AC)
47 He destroyed their vines with hail(AD)
and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48 He gave over their cattle to the hail,
their livestock(AE) to bolts of lightning.
49 He unleashed against them his hot anger,(AF)
his wrath, indignation and hostility—
a band of destroying angels.(AG)
50 He prepared a path for his anger;
he did not spare them from death
but gave them over to the plague.
51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt,(AH)
the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.(AI)
52 But he brought his people out like a flock;(AJ)
he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid;
but the sea engulfed(AK) their enemies.(AL)
54 And so he brought them to the border of his holy land,
to the hill country his right hand(AM) had taken.
55 He drove out nations(AN) before them
and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;(AO)
he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
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