Psalm 78

Lessons from Israel’s Past

A Maskil of Asaph.(A)

My people, hear my instruction;
listen to the words from my mouth.(B)
I will declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past(C)
things we have heard and known
and that our ancestors have passed down to us.(D)
We will not hide them from their children,
but will tell a future generation
the praiseworthy acts of the Lord,
his might, and the wondrous works
he has performed.(E)
He established a testimony in Jacob
and set up a law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
to teach to their children(F)
so that a future generation—
children yet to be born—might know.
They were to rise and tell their children(G)
so that they might put their confidence in God
and not forget God’s works,
but keep his commands.(H)
Then they would not be like their ancestors,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not loyal
and whose spirit was not faithful to God.(I)

The Ephraimite archers turned back
on the day of battle.(J)
10 They did not keep God’s covenant
and refused to live by his law.(K)
11 They forgot what he had done,
the wondrous works he had shown them.(L)
12 He worked wonders in the sight of their ancestors
in the land of Egypt, the territory of Zoan.(M)
13 He split the sea and brought them across;
the water stood firm like a wall.(N)
14 He led them with a cloud by day
and with a fiery light throughout the night.(O)
15 He split rocks in the wilderness
and gave them drink as abundant as the depths.(P)
16 He brought streams out of the stone
and made water flow down like rivers.(Q)

17 But they continued to sin against him,
rebelling in the desert against the Most High.(R)
18 They deliberately[a] tested God,
demanding the food they craved.(S)
19 They spoke against God, saying,
“Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?
20 Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;
torrents overflowed.(T)
But can he also provide bread
or furnish meat for his people?” (U)
21 Therefore, the Lord heard and became furious;
then fire broke out against Jacob,
and anger flared up against Israel(V)
22 because they did not believe God
or rely on his salvation.(W)
23 He gave a command to the clouds above
and opened the doors of heaven.(X)
24 He rained manna for them to eat;
he gave them grain from heaven.(Y)
25 People[b] ate the bread of angels.[c]
He sent them an abundant supply of food.(Z)
26 He made the east wind blow in the skies
and drove the south wind by his might.(AA)
27 He rained meat on them like dust,
and winged birds like the sand of the seas.
28 He made them fall in the camp,
all around the tents.(AB)
29 The people ate and were completely satisfied,
for he gave them what they craved.(AC)
30 Before they had turned from what they craved,
while the food was still in their mouths,
31 God’s anger flared up against them,
and he killed some of their best men.
He struck down Israel’s fit young men.(AD)

32 Despite all this, they kept sinning
and did not believe his wondrous works.(AE)
33 He made their days end in futility,
their years in sudden disaster.(AF)
34 When he killed some of them,
the rest began to seek him;
they repented and searched for God.(AG)
35 They remembered that God was their rock,
the Most High God, their Redeemer.(AH)
36 But they deceived him with their mouths,
they lied to him with their tongues,(AI)
37 their hearts were insincere toward him,
and they were unfaithful to his covenant.(AJ)
38 Yet he was compassionate;
he atoned for their iniquity
and did not destroy them.
He often turned his anger aside
and did not unleash[d] all his wrath.(AK)
39 He remembered that they were only flesh,
a wind that passes and does not return.(AL)

40 How often they rebelled against him
in the wilderness
and grieved him in the desert.
41 They constantly tested God(AM)
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.(AN)
42 They did not remember his power shown
on the day he redeemed them from the foe,(AO)
43 when he performed his miraculous signs in Egypt
and his wonders in the territory of Zoan.(AP)
44 He turned their rivers into blood,
and they could not drink from their streams.(AQ)
45 He sent among them swarms of flies,(AR)
which fed on them,
and frogs, which devastated them.(AS)
46 He gave their crops to the caterpillar
and the fruit of their labor to the locust.(AT)
47 He killed their vines with hail
and their sycamore fig trees with a flood.
48 He handed over their livestock to hail
and their cattle to lightning bolts.(AU)
49 He sent his burning anger against them:
fury, indignation, and calamity—
a band of deadly messengers.[e](AV)
50 He cleared a path for his anger.
He did not spare them from death
but delivered their lives to the plague.(AW)
51 He struck all the firstborn(AX) in Egypt,
the first progeny of the tents of Ham.(AY)
52 He led his people out like sheep
and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.(AZ)
53 He led them safely, and they were not afraid;
but the sea covered their enemies.(BA)
54 He brought them to his holy territory,
to the mountain his right hand acquired.(BB)
55 He drove out nations before them.(BC)
He apportioned their inheritance by lot
and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.(BD)

56 But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep his decrees.(BE)
57 They treacherously turned away like their ancestors;
they became warped like a faulty bow.(BF)
58 They enraged him with their high places
and provoked his jealousy with their carved images.(BG)
59 God heard and became furious;
he completely rejected Israel.(BH)
60 He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh,
the tent where he resided among mankind.(BI)
61 He gave up his strength to captivity
and his splendor to the hand of a foe.(BJ)
62 He surrendered his people to the sword
because he was enraged with his heritage.(BK)
63 Fire consumed his chosen young men,
and his young women had no wedding songs.[f](BL)
64 His priests fell by the sword,
and the widows could not lament.(BM)

65 The Lord awoke as if from sleep,
like a warrior from the effects of wine.(BN)
66 He beat back his foes;
he gave them lasting disgrace.(BO)
67 He rejected the tent of Joseph
and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
68 He chose instead the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion, which he loved.(BP)
69 He built his sanctuary like the heights,
like the earth that he established forever.(BQ)
70 He chose David his servant
and took him from the sheep pens;(BR)
71 he brought him from tending ewes
to be shepherd over his people Jacob—
over Israel, his inheritance.(BS)
72 He shepherded them with a pure heart
and guided them with his skillful hands.(BT)

Footnotes

  1. 78:18 Lit in their heart
  2. 78:25 Lit Man
  3. 78:25 Lit mighty ones
  4. 78:38 Or stir up
  5. 78:49 Or angels
  6. 78:63 Lit virgins were not praised

God’s Kindness to Rebellious Israel

A (A)Contemplation[a] of Asaph.

78 Give ear, O my people, to my law;
Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
I will open my mouth in a (B)parable;
I will utter [b]dark sayings of old,
Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.
(C)We will not hide them from their children,
(D)Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.

For (E)He established a testimony in Jacob,
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers,
That (F)they should make them known to their children;
(G)That the generation to come might know them,
The children who would be born,
That they may arise and declare them to their children,
That they may set their hope in God,
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments;
And (H)may not be like their fathers,
(I)A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation (J)that did not [c]set its heart aright,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

The children of Ephraim, being armed and [d]carrying bows,
Turned back in the day of battle.
10 (K)They did not keep the covenant of God;
They refused to walk in His law,
11 And (L)forgot His works
And His wonders that He had shown them.

12 (M)Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers,
In the land of Egypt, (N)in the field of Zoan.
13 (O)He divided the sea and caused them to pass through;
And (P)He made the waters stand up like a heap.
14 (Q)In the daytime also He led them with the cloud,
And all the night with a light of fire.
15 (R)He split the rocks in the wilderness,
And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.
16 He also brought (S)streams out of the rock,
And caused waters to run down like rivers.

17 But they sinned even more against Him
By (T)rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
18 And (U)they tested God in their heart
By asking for the food of their fancy.
19 (V)Yes, they spoke against God:
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20 (W)Behold, He struck the rock,
So that the waters gushed out,
And the streams overflowed.
Can He give bread also?
Can He provide meat for His people?”

21 Therefore the Lord heard this and (X)was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,
22 Because they (Y)did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.
23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(Z)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (AA)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [e]bread of (AB)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [f]the full.

26 (AC)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (AD)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
30 They were not [g]deprived of their craving;
But (AE)while their food was still in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.

32 In spite of this (AF)they still sinned,
And (AG)did not believe in His wondrous works.
33 (AH)Therefore their days He consumed in futility,
And their years in fear.

34 (AI)When He slew them, then they sought Him;
And they returned and sought earnestly for God.
35 Then they remembered that (AJ)God was their rock,
And the Most High God (AK)their Redeemer.
36 Nevertheless they (AL)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 (AM)But He, being full of (AN)compassion, forgave their iniquity,
And did not destroy them.
Yes, many a time (AO)He turned His anger away,
And (AP)did not stir up all His wrath;
39 For (AQ)He remembered (AR)that they were but flesh,
(AS)A breath that passes away and does not come again.

40 How often they (AT)provoked[h] Him in the wilderness,
And grieved Him in the desert!
41 Yes, (AU)again and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.
42 They did not remember His [i]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 (AV)Turned their rivers into blood,
And their streams, that they could not drink.
45 (AW)He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them,
And (AX)frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He also gave their crops to the caterpillar,
And their labor to the (AY)locust.
47 (AZ)He destroyed their vines with hail,
And their sycamore trees with frost.
48 He also gave up their (BA)cattle to the hail,
And their flocks to fiery [j]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 [k]their life over to the plague,
51 And destroyed all the (BB)firstborn in Egypt,
The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 But He (BC)made His own people go forth like sheep,
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
53 And He (BD)led them on safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea (BE)overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And He brought them to His (BF)holy border,
This mountain (BG)which His right hand had acquired.
55 (BH)He also drove out the nations before them,
(BI)Allotted them an inheritance by [l]survey,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

56 (BJ)Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,
And did not keep His testimonies,
57 But (BK)turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers;
They were turned aside (BL)like a deceitful bow.
58 (BM)For they provoked Him to anger with their (BN)high places,
And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.
59 When God heard this, He was furious,
And greatly abhorred Israel,
60 (BO)So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh,
The tent He had placed among men,
61 (BP)And delivered His strength into captivity,
And His glory into the enemy’s hand.
62 (BQ)He also gave His people over to the sword,
And was furious with His inheritance.
63 The fire consumed their young men,
And (BR)their maidens were not given in marriage.
64 (BS)Their priests fell by the sword,
And (BT)their widows made no lamentation.

65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep,
(BU)Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.
66 And (BV)He beat back His enemies;
He put them to a perpetual reproach.

67 Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount Zion (BW)which He loved.
69 And He built His (BX)sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has established forever.
70 (BY)He also chose David His servant,
And took him from the sheepfolds;
71 From following (BZ)the ewes that had young He brought him,
(CA)To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (CB)integrity of his heart,
And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:1 Heb. Maschil
  2. Psalm 78:2 obscure sayings or riddles
  3. Psalm 78:8 Lit. prepare its heart
  4. Psalm 78:9 Lit. bow shooters
  5. Psalm 78:24 Lit. grain
  6. Psalm 78:25 satiation
  7. Psalm 78:30 Lit. separated
  8. Psalm 78:40 rebelled against Him
  9. Psalm 78:42 Lit. hand
  10. Psalm 78:48 lightning bolts
  11. Psalm 78:50 Or their beasts
  12. Psalm 78:55 surveyed measurement, lit. measuring cord

Tell the Coming Generation

A Maskil[a] of (A)Asaph.

78 (B)Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;
    incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
(C)I will open my mouth (D)in a parable;
    I will utter dark sayings from of old,
things that we have heard and known,
    that our (E)fathers have told us.
We will not (F)hide them from their children,
    but (G)tell to the coming generation
the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might,
    and (H)the wonders that he has done.

He established (I)a testimony in (J)Jacob
    and appointed a law in (K)Israel,
which he commanded our fathers
    to teach to their children,
that (L)the next generation might know them,
    the children yet unborn,
and arise and tell them to their children,
    so that they should set their hope in God
and not forget (M)the works of God,
    but (N)keep his commandments;
and that they should not be (O)like their fathers,
    (P)a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation (Q)whose heart was not steadfast,
    whose spirit was not faithful to God.

The Ephraimites, armed with[b] the bow,
    (R)turned back on the day of battle.
10 They (S)did not keep God's covenant,
    but refused to walk according to his law.
11 They (T)forgot his works
    and (U)the wonders that he had shown them.
12 In the sight of their fathers (V)he performed wonders
    in the land of Egypt, in (W)the fields of Zoan.
13 He (X)divided the sea and let them pass through it,
    and made the waters (Y)stand like a heap.
14 (Z)In the daytime he led them with a cloud,
    and all the night with a fiery light.
15 He (AA)split rocks in the wilderness
    and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.
16 He made streams come out of (AB)the rock
    and caused waters to flow down like rivers.

17 Yet they sinned still more against him,
    (AC)rebelling against the Most High in the desert.
18 They (AD)tested God in their heart
    by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
    (AE)“Can God (AF)spread a table in the wilderness?
20 (AG)He struck the rock so that water gushed out
    and streams overflowed.
Can he also give bread
    or provide meat for his people?”

21 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath;
    (AH)a fire was kindled against Jacob;
    his anger rose against Israel,
22 because they (AI)did not believe in God
    and did not trust his saving power.
23 Yet he commanded the skies above
    and (AJ)opened the doors of heaven,
24 and he (AK)rained down on them manna to eat
    and gave them (AL)the grain of heaven.
25 Man ate of the bread of (AM)the angels;
    he sent them food (AN)in abundance.
26 He (AO)caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,
    and by his power he led out the south wind;
27 he rained meat on them like (AP)dust,
    winged birds like (AQ)the sand of the seas;
28 he (AR)let them fall in the midst of their camp,
    all around their dwellings.
29 And they (AS)ate and were well filled,
    for he gave them what they (AT)craved.
30 But before they had satisfied their craving,
    (AU)while the food was still in their mouths,
31 the anger of God rose against them,
    and he killed (AV)the strongest of them
    and laid low (AW)the young men of Israel.

32 In spite of all this, they (AX)still sinned;
    (AY)despite his wonders, they did not believe.
33 So he made (AZ)their days (BA)vanish like[c] a breath,[d]
    and their years in terror.
34 When he killed them, they (BB)sought him;
    they repented and sought God earnestly.
35 They remembered that God was their (BC)rock,
    the Most High God their (BD)redeemer.
36 But they (BE)flattered him with their mouths;
    they (BF)lied to him with their tongues.
37 Their (BG)heart was not (BH)steadfast toward him;
    they were not faithful to his covenant.
38 Yet he, being (BI)compassionate,
    (BJ)atoned for their iniquity
    and did not destroy them;
he restrained his anger often
    and did not stir up all his wrath.
39 He (BK)remembered that they were but (BL)flesh,
    (BM)a wind that passes and comes not again.
40 How often they (BN)rebelled against him in the wilderness
    and (BO)grieved him in (BP)the desert!
41 They (BQ)tested God again and again
    and provoked (BR)the Holy One of Israel.
42 They (BS)did not remember his power[e]
    or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,
43 (BT)when he performed his (BU)signs in Egypt
    and his (BV)marvels in (BW)the fields of Zoan.
44 He (BX)turned their rivers to blood,
    so that they could not drink of their streams.
45 He sent among them swarms of (BY)flies, which devoured them,
    and (BZ)frogs, which destroyed them.
46 He gave their crops to (CA)the destroying locust
    and the fruit of their labor to the locust.
47 He destroyed their vines with (CB)hail
    and their sycamores with frost.
48 He gave over their (CC)cattle to the hail
    and their flocks to thunderbolts.
49 He let loose on them his burning anger,
    wrath, indignation, and distress,
    a company of (CD)destroying angels.
50 He made a path for his anger;
    he did not spare them from death,
    but gave their lives over to the plague.
51 He struck down every (CE)firstborn in Egypt,
    the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of (CF)Ham.
52 Then he led out his people (CG)like sheep
    and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 (CH)He led them in safety, so that they (CI)were not afraid,
    but (CJ)the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And he brought them to his (CK)holy land,
    (CL)to the mountain which his right hand had (CM)won.
55 He (CN)drove out nations before them;
    he (CO)apportioned them for a possession
    and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

56 Yet they (CP)tested and (CQ)rebelled against the Most High God
    and did not keep his testimonies,
57 but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers;
    they twisted like (CR)a deceitful bow.
58 For they (CS)provoked him to anger with their (CT)high places;
    they (CU)moved him to jealousy with their (CV)idols.
59 When God heard, he was full of (CW)wrath,
    and he utterly rejected Israel.
60 He (CX)forsook his dwelling at (CY)Shiloh,
    the tent where he dwelt among mankind,
61 and delivered his (CZ)power to captivity,
    his (DA)glory to the hand of the foe.
62 He (DB)gave his people over to the sword
    and (DC)vented his wrath on his heritage.
63 (DD)Fire devoured their young men,
    and their young women had no (DE)marriage song.
64 Their (DF)priests fell by the sword,
    and their (DG)widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord (DH)awoke as from sleep,
    like a strong man shouting because of wine.
66 And he (DI)put his adversaries to rout;
    he put them to everlasting shame.

67 He rejected the tent of (DJ)Joseph;
    he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 but he chose the tribe of Judah,
    Mount Zion, which he (DK)loves.
69 He (DL)built his sanctuary like the high heavens,
    like the earth, which he has founded forever.
70 He (DM)chose David his servant
    and took him from the sheepfolds;
71 from (DN)following the nursing ewes he brought him
    to (DO)shepherd Jacob his people,
    Israel his (DP)inheritance.
72 With (DQ)upright heart he shepherded them
    and (DR)guided them with his skillful hand.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 78:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
  2. Psalm 78:9 Hebrew armed and shooting
  3. Psalm 78:33 Hebrew in
  4. Psalm 78:33 Or vapor
  5. Psalm 78:42 Hebrew hand

Salmo 78

Fidelidad de Dios hacia su pueblo infiel

Masquil de Asaf.

78 Escucha(A), pueblo mío, mi enseñanza;
Inclinen ustedes su oído a las palabras de mi boca(B).
En parábolas abriré mi boca(C);
Hablaré enigmas(D) de la antigüedad,
Que hemos oído y conocido,
Y que nuestros padres nos han contado(E).
No lo ocultaremos a sus hijos(F),
Sino que contaremos a la generación venidera las alabanzas del Señor(G),
Su poder y las maravillas(H) que hizo.
¶Porque Él estableció un testimonio en Jacob(I),
Y puso una ley en Israel(J),
La cual ordenó a nuestros padres(K)
Que enseñaran a sus hijos(L),
Para que la generación venidera lo supiera, aun los hijos que habían de nacer(M),
Y estos se levantaran y lo contaran a sus hijos(N),
Para que ellos pusieran su confianza en Dios,
Y no se olvidaran de las obras de Dios(O)
Sino que guardaran Sus mandamientos(P);
Y que no fueran como sus padres(Q),
Una generación porfiada y rebelde(R),
Generación que no preparó su corazón(S),
Y cuyo espíritu no fue fiel a Dios(T).
¶Los hijos de Efraín eran arqueros bien equipados(U),
Pero volvieron las espaldas el día de la batalla(V).
10 No guardaron el pacto de Dios(W)
Y rehusaron andar en Su ley(X);
11 Olvidaron Sus obras(Y)
Y los milagros que les había mostrado.
12 Él hizo maravillas(Z) en presencia de sus padres,
En la tierra de Egipto, en el campo de Zoán(AA).
13 Dividió el mar(AB) y los hizo pasar,
Y contuvo las aguas como en un montón(AC).
14 Después los guió de día con la nube(AD)
Y toda la noche con un resplandor de fuego(AE).
15 Partió las rocas en el desierto,
Y les dio agua tan abundante(AF) como las profundidades del océano;
16 Hizo salir corrientes de la peña(AG)
E hizo descender aguas como ríos.
17 ¶Pero aún siguieron pecando contra Él,
Rebelándose(AH) contra el Altísimo en el desierto.
18 Y en sus corazones tentaron[a] a Dios(AI),
Pidiendo comida(AJ) a su gusto.
19 Hablaron contra Dios,
Y dijeron: «¿Podrá Dios preparar mesa en el desierto(AK)?
20 -»Entonces Él golpeó la roca y brotaron aguas,
Y torrentes se desbordaron(AL);
¿Podrá también dar pan?
¿Proveerá carne para Su pueblo(AM)?».
21 ¶Por tanto, al oírlo, el Señor se indignó(AN);
Un fuego se encendió contra Jacob,
Y aumentó también la ira contra Israel,
22 Porque no creyeron en Dios,
Ni confiaron en Su salvación(AO).
23 Sin embargo, dio órdenes a las nubes arriba,
Y abrió las puertas de los cielos(AP);
24 Hizo llover sobre ellos maná(AQ) para comer,
Y les dio comida del cielo(AR).
25 Pan de ángeles[b] comió el hombre;
Dios les mandó comida hasta saciarlos(AS).
26 Hizo soplar en el cielo el viento del este(AT),
Y con Su poder dirigió el viento del este,
27 Él hizo llover sobre ellos carne como polvo,
Aladas aves(AU) como arena de los mares,
28 Y las hizo caer en medio del campamento,
Alrededor de sus viviendas.
29 Comieron y quedaron bien saciados(AV),
Y les concedió su deseo.
30 Antes de que hubieran satisfecho su deseo,
Mientras la comida aún estaba en su boca,
31 La ira de Dios se alzó contra ellos(AW)
Y mató a algunos de los más robustos(AX),
Y subyugó a los escogidos de Israel.
32 A pesar de todo esto, todavía pecaron(AY)
Y no creyeron en Sus maravillas(AZ).
33 Él, pues, hizo terminar sus días en vanidad(BA),
Y sus años en terror súbito.
34 ¶Cuando los hería de muerte, entonces lo buscaban(BB),
Y se volvían y buscaban con diligencia a Dios(BC);
35 Se acordaban de que Dios era su Roca(BD),
Y el Dios Altísimo su Redentor(BE).
36 Pero con su boca lo engañaban(BF)
Y con su lengua le mentían(BG).
37 Pues su corazón no era leal para con Él(BH),
Ni eran fieles a Su pacto.
38 Pero Él, siendo compasivo(BI), perdonaba sus iniquidades(BJ) y no los destruía;
Muchas veces contuvo Su ira(BK),
Y no despertó todo Su furor.
39 Se acordaba(BL) de que ellos eran carne(BM),
Un soplo que pasa y no vuelve(BN).
40 ¶¡Cuántas veces se rebelaron contra Él en el desierto(BO),
Y lo entristecieron(BP) en las soledades(BQ)!
41 Tentaron a Dios(BR) una y otra vez,
Y afligieron al Santo de Israel(BS).
42 No se acordaron(BT) de Su poder[c](BU),
Del día que los redimió del adversario(BV),
43 Cuando hizo Sus señales en Egipto(BW),
Y Sus prodigios(BX) en el campo de Zoán.
44 Convirtió en sangre sus ríos(BY)
Y sus corrientes, y no pudieron beber.
45 Envió entre ellos enjambres de moscas(BZ) que los devoraban,
Y ranas que los destruían(CA).
46 Entregó también sus cosechas al saltamontes(CB),
Y el fruto de su trabajo a la langosta(CC).
47 Destruyó sus viñas con granizo(CD),
Y sus sicómoros con escarcha.
48 Entregó también al granizo sus ganados(CE),
Y sus rebaños a los rayos.
49 Envió sobre ellos el ardor de Su ira(CF),
Furia, indignación y angustia,
Un ejército de ángeles destructores.
50 Preparó senda para Su ira;
No libró sus almas de la muerte,
Sino que entregó sus vidas a la plaga(CG),
51 E hirió a todos los primogénitos en Egipto(CH),
Las primicias(CI) de su virilidad en las tiendas de Cam(CJ).
52 Pero a Su pueblo lo sacó como a ovejas(CK),
Como a rebaño los condujo en el desierto(CL);
53 Los guió con seguridad(CM), de modo que no temieron,
Pero el mar se tragó a sus enemigos(CN).
54 ¶Los trajo, pues, a Su tierra santa(CO),
A esta tierra montañosa(CP) que Su diestra había adquirido(CQ).
55 Y expulsó a las naciones(CR) de delante de ellos;
Las repartió con medida por herencia(CS),
E hizo habitar en sus tiendas a las tribus de Israel.
56 Sin embargo, ellos pusieron a prueba(CT) y provocaron al Dios Altísimo(CU),
Y no guardaron Sus testimonios,
57 Sino que se volvieron atrás y fueron desleales como sus padres(CV);
Se desviaron como arco engañoso(CW).
58 Lo provocaron(CX) con sus lugares altos(CY),
Y despertaron Sus celos(CZ) con sus imágenes talladas(DA).
59 Al oírlo Dios, se indignó(DB),
Y aborreció a Israel en gran manera(DC).
60 Abandonó la morada en Silo(DD),
La tienda que había levantado entre los hombres,
61 Y entregó al cautiverio Su poderío(DE),
Y Su gloria en manos del adversario(DF).
62 Entregó también Su pueblo a la espada(DG),
Y se indignó contra Su heredad.
63 El fuego consumió(DH) a sus jóvenes,
Y no tuvieron canciones de bodas sus vírgenes(DI).
64 Sus sacerdotes cayeron a espada(DJ),
Y sus viudas no pudieron llorar(DK).
65 ¶Entonces despertó el Señor como de un sueño(DL),
Como guerrero(DM) vencido por el vino,
66 E hizo retroceder a Sus adversarios(DN),
Poniendo sobre ellos una afrenta perpetua.
67 Desechó también la tienda de José(DO),
Y no escogió a la tribu de Efraín,
68 Sino que escogió a la tribu de Judá,
Al monte Sión que Él amaba(DP).
69 Y edificó Su santuario como las alturas(DQ),
Como la tierra que ha fundado para siempre.
70 Escogió también a David Su siervo(DR),
Lo tomó de entre los rediles de las ovejas;
71 Lo trajo de cuidar las ovejas(DS) con sus corderitos(DT),
Para pastorear(DU) a Jacob, Su pueblo,
Y a Israel, Su heredad(DV).
72 Y él los pastoreó según la integridad de su corazón(DW),
Y los guió con la destreza de sus manos.

Footnotes

  1. 78:18 O pusieron a prueba.
  2. 78:25 Lit. de fuertes.
  3. 78:42 Lit. mano.