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Psalms 78
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890
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American Standard Version · 1901
1 Give ear, O my people, to my law; incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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 riddles from of old,
2I 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:
3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
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.
4We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of Jehovah, And his strength, and his wondrous 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;
5For 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], the children that should be born; that they might rise up and tell [them] to their children,
6That the generation to come might knowthem, even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tellthemto their children,
7 And that they might set their hope inGod, and not forget the works ofGod, but observe his commandments;
7That 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 prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast withGod.
8And 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 sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle.
9The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.
10 They kept not the covenant ofGod, and refused to walk in his law;
10They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;
11 And forgot his doings, and his marvellous works which he had shewn them.
11And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.
12 In the sight of their fathers had he done wonders, in the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.
12Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13 He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; and made the waters to stand as a heap;
13He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.
14 And he led them with a cloud in the daytime, and all the night with the light of fire.
14In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
15 He clave rocks in the wilderness, and gave [them] drink as out of the depths, abundantly;
15He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
16 And he brought streams out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
16He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
17 Yet they still went on sinning against him, provoking the Most High in the desert;
17Yet went they on still to sin against him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18 And they temptedGod in their heart, by asking meat for their lust;
18 And they tempted God in their heart By asking food according to their desire.
19 And they spoke againstGod: they said, IsGod able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
19Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
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?
20Behold, he smote the rock, so that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can he give bread also? Will he provide flesh for his people?
21 Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; and fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel:
21Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;
22 Because they believed not inGod, and confided not in his salvation;
22Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in his salvation.
23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens,
23Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them the corn of the heavens.
24And he rained down manna upon them to eat, And gave them food from heaven.
25 Man did eat the bread of the mighty; he sent them provision to the full.
25Man did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
26 He caused the east wind to rise in the heavens, and by his strength he brought the south wind;
26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.
27 And he rained flesh upon them as dust, and feathered fowl as the sand of the seas,
27He rained flesh also upon them as the dust, And winged birds as the sand of the seas:
28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations:
28And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their habitations.
29 And they did eat, and were well filled; for that they lusted after, he brought to them.
29So they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own desire.
30 They were not alienated from their lust, their meat was yet in their mouths,
30They were not estranged from that which they desired, Their food was yet in their mouths,
31 When the anger ofGod went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
31When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
32 For all this, they sinned still, and believed not in his marvellous works;
32For all this they sinned still, And believed not in his wondrous works.
33 And he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
33Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in terror.
34 When he slew them, then they sought him, and returned and sought early afterGod;
34When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly.
35 And they remembered thatGod was their rock, andGod, the Most High, their redeemer.
35And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer.
36 But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied unto him with their tongue;
36But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.
37 For their heart was not firm toward him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
37For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they faithful in his covenant.
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:
38But he, being merciful, forgave theiriniquity, and destroyedthemnot: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.
39 And he remembered that they were flesh, a breath that passeth away and cometh not again.
39And 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!
40How oft did they rebel against him in the wilderness, And grieve him in the desert!
41 And they turned again and temptedGod, and grieved the Holy One of Israel.
41And they turned again and tempted God, And provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42 They remembered not his hand, the day when he delivered them from the oppressor,
42They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
43 How he set his signs in Egypt, and his miracles in the field of Zoan;
43How he set his signs in Egypt, And his wonders in the field of Zoan,
44 And turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, that they could not drink;
44And turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, so that they could not drink.
45 He sent dog-flies among them, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them;
45He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.
46 And he gave their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust;
46He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labor unto the locust.
47 He killed their vines with hail, and their sycamore trees with hail-stones;
47He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.
48 And he delivered up their cattle to the hail, and their flocks to thunderbolts.
48He gave over 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 distress, — a mission of angels of woes.
49He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.
50 He made a way for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
50He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,
51 And he smote all the firstborn in Egypt, the first-fruits of their vigour in the tents of Ham.
51And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
52 And he made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;
52But he led forth his own people like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
53 And he led them safely, so that they were without fear; and the sea covered their enemies.
53And he led them safely, so that they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
54 And he brought them to his holy border, this mountain, which his right hand purchased;
54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.
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.
55He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
56 But they tempted and provokedGod, the Most High, and kept not his testimonies,
56Yet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, And kept not his testimonies;
57 And they drew back and dealt treacherously like their fathers: they turned like a deceitful bow.
57But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers: They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
58 And they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
59 God heard, and was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
59When God heardthis, he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel;
60 And he forsook the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where he had dwelt among men,
60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed among men;
61 And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor;
61And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the adversary’s hand.
62 And delivered up his people unto the sword, and was very wroth with his inheritance:
62He 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 praised in [nuptial] song;
63Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.
64 Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.
64Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation.
65 Then the Lord awoke as one out of sleep, like a mighty man that shouteth aloud by reason of wine;
65Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, Like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
66 And he smote his adversaries in the hinder part, and put them to everlasting reproach.
66And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.
67 And he rejected the tent of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
67Moreover he refused the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;
68But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.
69 And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath founded for ever.
69And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
70 And he chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
70He chose David also his servant, And took him from the sheepfolds: