Psalm 78
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1A Contemplation of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.1A maskil of Asaph. My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
2I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,2I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old--
3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.3things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us.
4We will not hide them from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.4We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.
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;5He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,
6That the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, That they may arise and declare them to their children,6so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
7That they may set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;7Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
8And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.8They would not be like their ancestors-- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
9The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.9The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
10They did not keep the covenant of God; They refused to walk in His law,10they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law.
11And forgot His works And His wonders that He had shown them.11They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
12Marvelous things He did in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.12He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
13He divided the sea and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters stand up like a heap.13He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall.
14In the daytime also He led them with the cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.14He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
15He split the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink in abundance like the depths.15He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16He also brought streams out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.16he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
17But they sinned even more against Him By rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.17But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18And they tested God in their heart By asking for the food of their fancy.18They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
19Yes, they spoke against God: They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?19They spoke against God; they said, "Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?
20Behold, 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?”20True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, streams flowed abundantly, but can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?"
21Therefore the LORD heard this and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel,21When the LORD heard them, he was furious; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
22Because they did not believe in God, And did not trust in His salvation.22for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.
23Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,23Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
24Had rained down manna on them to eat, And given them of the bread of heaven.24he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
25Men ate angels’ food; He sent them food to the full.25Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
26He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens; And by His power He brought in the south wind.26He let loose the east wind from the heavens and by his power made the south wind blow.
27He also rained meat on them like the dust, Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;27He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore.
28And He let them fall in the midst of their camp, All around their dwellings.28He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.
29So they ate and were well filled, For He gave them their own desire.29They ate till they were gorged-- he had given them what they craved.
30They were not deprived of their craving; But while their food was still in their mouths,30But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths,
31The wrath of God came against them, And slew the stoutest of them, And struck down the choice men of Israel.31God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
32In spite of this they still sinned, And did not believe in His wondrous works.32In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
33Therefore their days He consumed in futility, And their years in fear.33So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
34When He slew them, then they sought Him; And they returned and sought earnestly for God.34Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
35Then they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their Redeemer.35They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
36Nevertheless they flattered Him with their mouth, And they lied to Him with their tongue;36But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
37For their heart was not steadfast with Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.37their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
38But He, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, And did not destroy them. Yes, many a time He turned His anger away, And did not stir up all His wrath;38Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
39For He remembered that they were but flesh, A breath that passes away and does not come again.39He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
40How often they provoked Him in the wilderness, And grieved Him in the desert!40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!
41Yes, again and again they tempted God, And limited the Holy One of Israel.41Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
42They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,42They did not remember his power-- the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
43When He worked His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan;43the day he displayed his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
44Turned their rivers into blood, And their streams, that they could not drink.44He turned their river into blood; they could not drink from their streams.
45He sent swarms of flies among them, which devoured them, And frogs, which destroyed them.45He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
46He also gave their crops to the caterpillar, And their labor to the locust.46He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.
47He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycamore trees with frost.47He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48He also gave up their cattle to the hail, And their flocks to fiery lightning.48He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
49He cast on them the fierceness of His anger, Wrath, indignation, and trouble, By sending angels of destruction among them.49He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.
50He made a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave their life over to the plague,50He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
51And destroyed all the firstborn in Egypt, The first of their strength in the tents of Ham.51He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
52But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;52But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
53And He led them on safely, so that they did not fear; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.53He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
54And He brought them to His holy border, This mountain which His right hand had acquired.54And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
55He also drove out the nations before them, Allotted them an inheritance by survey, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.55He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
56Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God, And did not keep His testimonies,56But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
57But turned back and acted unfaithfully like their fathers; They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.57Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
58For they provoked Him to anger with their high places, And moved Him to jealousy with their carved images.58They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
59When God heard this, He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,59When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.
60So that He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent He had placed among men,60He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.
61And delivered His strength into captivity, And His glory into the enemy’s hand.61He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62He also gave His people over to the sword, And was furious with His inheritance.62He gave his people over to the sword; he was furious with his inheritance.
63The fire consumed their young men, And their maidens were not given in marriage.63Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs;
64Their priests fell by the sword, And their widows made no lamentation.64their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine.65Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66And He beat back His enemies; He put them to a perpetual reproach.66He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.
67Moreover He rejected the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,67Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
68But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which He loved.68but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
69And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has established forever.69He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
70He also chose David His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;70He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
71From following the ewes that had young He brought him, To shepherd Jacob His people, And Israel His inheritance.71from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
72So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart, And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.72And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
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