Psalms 78

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WEBA contemplation by Asaph. Hear my teaching, my people. Turn your ears to the words of my mouth.
KJVMaschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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WEBI will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
KJVI will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:
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WEBwhich we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
KJVWhich we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.
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WEBWe 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.
KJVWe 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.
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WEBFor 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;
KJVFor 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:
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WEBthat the generation to come might know, even the children who should be born; who should arise and tell their children,
KJVThat the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
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WEBthat they might set their hope in God, and not forget God’s deeds, but keep his commandments,
KJVThat they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
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WEBand 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.
KJVAnd 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.
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WEBThe children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
KJVThe children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
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WEBThey didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.
KJVThey kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;
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WEBThey forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.
KJVAnd forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.
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WEBHe did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
KJVMarvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
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WEBHe split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.
KJVHe divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
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WEBIn the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.
KJVIn the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.
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WEBHe split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
KJVHe clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
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WEBHe brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
KJVHe brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.
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WEBYet they still went on to sin against him, to rebel against the Most High in the desert.
KJVAnd they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.
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WEBThey tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
KJVAnd they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
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WEBYes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
KJVYea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
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WEBBehold, he struck the rock, so that waters gushed out, and streams overflowed. Can he give bread also? Will he provide meat for his people?”
KJVBehold, 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?
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WEBTherefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,
KJVTherefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
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WEBbecause they didn’t believe in God, and didn’t trust in his salvation.
KJVBecause they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
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WEBYet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven.
KJVThough he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
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WEBHe rained down manna on them to eat, and gave them food from the sky.
KJVAnd had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
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WEBMan ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
KJVMan did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
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WEBHe caused the east wind to blow in the sky. By his power he guided the south wind.
KJVHe caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
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WEBHe also rained meat on them as the dust, winged birds as the sand of the seas.
KJVHe rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
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WEBHe let them fall in the middle of their camp, around their habitations.
KJVAnd he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations.
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WEBSo they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.
KJVSo they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire;
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WEBThey didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
KJVThey were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
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WEBwhen the anger of God went up against them, killed some of their strongest, and struck down the young men of Israel.
KJVThe wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
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WEBFor all this they still sinned, and didn’t believe in his wondrous works.
KJVFor all this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works.
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WEBTherefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.
KJVTherefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.
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WEBWhen he killed them, then they inquired after him. They returned and sought God earnestly.
KJVWhen he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.
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WEBThey remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their redeemer.
KJVAnd they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer.
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WEBBut they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
KJVNevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
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WEBFor their heart was not right with him, neither were they faithful in his covenant.
KJVFor their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
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WEBBut 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.
KJVBut 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.
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WEBHe remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes away, and doesn’t come again.
KJVFor he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
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WEBHow often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and grieved him in the desert!
KJVHow oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
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WEBThey turned again and tempted God, and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
KJVYea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.
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WEBThey didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
KJVThey remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
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WEBhow he set his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the field of Zoan,
KJVHow he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:
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WEBhe turned their rivers into blood, and their streams, so that they could not drink.
KJVAnd had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.
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WEBHe sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
KJVHe sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
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WEBHe also gave their increase to the caterpillar, and their labor to the locust.
KJVHe gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust.
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WEBHe destroyed their vines with hail, their sycamore fig trees with frost.
KJVHe destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
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WEBHe also gave over their livestock to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
KJVHe gave up their cattle also to the hail, and their flocks to hot thunderbolts.
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WEBHe threw on them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, indignation, and trouble, and a band of angels of evil.
KJVHe cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
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WEBHe made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,
KJVHe made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
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WEBand struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the chief of their strength in the tents of Ham.
KJVAnd smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
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WEBBut he led out his own people like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
KJVBut made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
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WEBHe led them safely, so that they weren’t afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
KJVAnd he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
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WEBHe brought them to the border of his sanctuary, to this mountain, which his right hand had taken.
KJVAnd he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
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WEBHe 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.
KJVHe 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.
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WEBYet they tempted and rebelled against the Most High God, and didn’t keep his testimonies,
KJVYet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
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WEBbut turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers. They were twisted like a deceitful bow.
KJVBut turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
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WEBFor they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
KJVFor they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
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WEBWhen God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel,
KJVWhen God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
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WEBso that he abandoned the tent of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men,
KJVSo that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
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WEBand delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.
KJVAnd delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
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WEBHe also gave his people over to the sword, and was angry with his inheritance.
KJVHe gave his people over also unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance.
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WEBFire devoured their young men. Their virgins had no wedding song.
KJVThe fire consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to marriage.
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WEBTheir priests fell by the sword, and their widows couldn’t weep.
KJVTheir priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation.
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WEBThen the Lord awakened as one out of sleep, like a mighty man who shouts by reason of wine.
KJVThen the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine.
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WEBHe struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach.
KJVAnd he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.
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WEBMoreover he rejected the tent of Joseph, and didn’t choose the tribe of Ephraim,
KJVMoreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
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WEBBut chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.
KJVBut chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved.
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WEBHe built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he has established forever.
KJVAnd he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
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WEBHe also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;
KJVHe chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
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WEBfrom following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.
KJVFrom following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
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WEBSo he was their shepherd according to the integrity of his heart, and guided them by the skillfulness of his hands.
KJVSo he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

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