Psalm 78:1 {Maschil of Asaph.} Hear238 my teaching,8451 my people.5971 Turn5186 your ears241 to the words561 of my mouth.6310 cr 2 I will open6605 my mouth6310 in a parable.4912 I will utter5042 dark sayings2420 of old,6924 cr 3 Which we have heard8085 and known,3045 and our fathers1 have told5608 us. cr 4 We will not hide3582 them from their children,1121 telling5608 to the generation1755 to come314 the praises8416 of Yahweh,3068 his strength,5807 and his wondrous works6381 that he has done.6213 cr 5 For he established6965 a testimony5715 in Jacob,3290 and appointed7760 a teaching8451 in Israel,3478 which he commanded6680 our fathers,1 that they should make them known3045 to their children;1121 cr 6 that the generation1755 to come314 might know,3045 even the children1121 who should be born;3205 who should arise6965 and tell5608 their children,1121 cr 7 that they might set7760 their hope3689 in God,430 and not forget7911 the works4611 of God,410 but keep5341 his commandments,4687 cr 8 and might not be as their fathers,1 a stubborn5637 and rebellious4784 generation,1755 a generation1755 that didn't make3559 their hearts3820 loyal,3559 whose spirit7307 was not steadfast539 with God.410 cr 9 The children1121 of Ephraim,669 being armed5401 and carrying7411 bows,7198 turned back2015 in the day3117 of battle.7128 cr 10 They didn't keep8104 God's430 covenant,1285 and refused3985 to walk3212 in his law.8451 cr 11 They forgot7911 his doings,5949 his wondrous works5949 that he had shown7200 them. cr 12 He did6213 marvelous things6382 in the sight5048 of their fathers,1 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in the field7704 of Zoan.6814 cr 13 He split1234 the sea,3220 and caused them to pass through.5674 He made the waters4325 stand5324 as a heap.5067 cr 14 In the daytime3119 he also led5148 them with a cloud,6051 and all night3915 with a light216 of fire.784 cr 15 He split1234 rocks6697 in the wilderness,4057 and gave them drink8248 abundantly as out of the7227 depths.8415 cr 16 He brought3318 streams5140 also out of the rock,5553 and caused waters4325 to run down3381 like rivers.5104 cr 17 Yet they still3254 went on to sin2398 against him, to rebel4784 against the Most High5945 in the desert.6723 cr 18 They tempted5254 God410 in their heart3824 by asking7592 food400 according to their desire.5315 cr 19 Yes, they spoke1696 against God.430 They said,1696 "Can3201 God410 prepare6186 a table7979 in the wilderness?4057 cr 20 Behold, he struck5221 the rock,6697 so that waters4325 gushed out,2100 and streams5158 overflowed.7857 Can3201 he give5414 bread3899 also? Will3201 he provide3559 flesh7607 for his people?"5971 cr 21 Therefore Yahweh3068 heard,8085 and was angry.5674 A fire784 was kindled5400 against Jacob,3290 anger639 also went up5927 against Israel,3478 cr 22 because they didn't believe539 in God,430 and didn't trust982 in his salvation.3444 cr 23 Yet he commanded6680 the skies7834 above,4605 and opened6605 the doors1817 of heaven.8064 cr 24 He rained down4305 manna4478 on them to eat,398 and gave5414 them food1715 from the sky.8064 cr 25 Man376 ate398 the bread3899 of angels.47 He sent7971 them food3899 to the full.7648 cr 26 He caused the east wind6921 to blow5265 in the sky.8064 By his power5797 he guided5090 the south wind.8486 cr 27 He rained4305 also flesh7607 on them as the dust;6083 winged3671 birds5775 as the sand2344 of the seas.3220 cr 28 He let them fall5307 in the midst7130 of their camp,4264 around5439 their habitations.4908 cr 29 So they ate,398 and were well3966 filled.7646 He gave935 them their own desire.8378 cr 30 They didn't turn2114 from their cravings.8378 Their food400 was yet in their mouths,6310 cr 31 when the anger639 of God430 went5927 up against them, killed2026 some of their fattest,4924 and struck down3766 the young970 men of Israel.3478 cr 32 For all this they still sinned,2398 and didn't believe539 in his wondrous works.6381 cr 33 Therefore he consumed3615 their days3117 in vanity,1892 and their years8141 in terror.928 cr 34 When he killed2026 them, then they inquired1875 after him. They returned7725 and sought God410 earnestly.7836 cr 35 They remembered2142 that God430 was their rock,6697 the Most High5945 God,410 their redeemer.1350 cr 36 But they flattered6601 him with their mouth,6310 and lied3576 to him with their tongue.3956 cr 37 For their heart3820 was not right3559 with him, neither were they faithful539 in his covenant.1285 cr 38 But he, being merciful,7349 forgave3722 iniquity,5771 and didn't destroy7843 them. Yes, many times7235 he turned7725 his anger639 away,7725 and didn't stir up5782 all his wrath.2534 cr 39 He remembered2142 that they were but flesh,1320 a wind7307 that passes away,1980 and doesn't come again.7725 cr 40 How4100 often they rebelled4784 against him in the wilderness,4057 and grieved6087 him in the desert!3452 cr 41 They turned7725 again and tempted5254 God,410 and provoked8428 the Holy One6918 of Israel.3478 cr 42 They didn't remember2142 his hand,3027 nor the day3117 when he redeemed6299 them from the adversary;6862 cr 43 how he set7760 his signs226 in Egypt,4714 his wonders226 in the field7704 of Zoan,6814 cr 44 he turned2015 their rivers2975 into blood,1818 and their streams,2975 so that they could not drink.8354 cr 45 He sent7971 among them swarms of flies,6157 which devoured398 them; and frogs,6854 which destroyed7843 them. cr 46 He gave5414 also their increase2981 to the caterpillar,2625 and their labor3018 to the locust.697 cr 47 He destroyed2026 their vines1612 with hail,1259 their sycamore fig trees8256 with frost.2602 cr 48 He gave over5462 their livestock1165 also to the hail,1259 and their flocks4735 to hot thunderbolts.7565 cr 49 He threw7971 on them the fierceness2740 of his anger,639 wrath,5678 indignation,2195 and trouble,6869 and a band4917 of angels4397 of evil.7451 cr 50 He made6424 a path5410 for his anger.639 He didn't spare2820 their soul5315 from death,4194 but gave5462 their life2416 over5462 to the pestilence,1698 cr 51 and struck5221 all the firstborn1060 in Egypt,4714 the chief7225 of their strength202 in the tents168 of Ham.2526 cr 52 But he led forth5265 his own people5971 like sheep,6629 and guided5090 them in the wilderness4057 like a flock.5739 cr 53 He led5148 them safely,983 so that they weren't afraid,6342 but the sea3220 overwhelmed3680 their enemies.341 cr 54 He brought935 them to the border1366 of his sanctuary,6944 to this mountain,2022 which his right hand3225 had taken.7069 cr 55 He also drove out1644 the nations1471 before6440 them, allotted5307 them for an inheritance5159 by line,2256 and made the tribes7626 of Israel3478 to dwell7931 in their tents.168 cr 56 Yet they tempted5254 and rebelled4784 against the Most High5945 God,430 and didn't keep8104 his testimonies;5713 cr 57 but turned back,5472 and dealt treacherously898 like their fathers.1 They were turned aside2015 like a deceitful7423 bow.7198 cr 58 For they provoked him to anger3707 with their high places,1116 and moved him to jealousy7065 with their engraved images.6456 cr 59 When God430 heard8085 this, he was angry,5674 and greatly3966 abhorred3988 Israel;3478 cr 60 So that he forsook5203 the tent4908 of Shiloh,7887 the tent4908 which he placed7931 among men;120 cr 61 and delivered5414 his strength5797 into captivity,7628 his glory8597 into the adversary's6862 hand.3027 cr 62 He also gave5462 his people5971 over5462 to the sword,2719 and was angry5674 with his inheritance.5159 cr 63 Fire784 devoured398 their young men.970 Their virgins1330 had no wedding1984 song. cr 64 Their priests3548 fell5307 by the sword,2719 and their widows490 couldn't weep.1058 cr 65 Then the Lord136 awakened3364 as one out of sleep,3463 like a mighty man1368 who shouts7442 by reason of wine.3196 cr 66 He struck5221 his adversaries6862 backward.268 He put5414 them to a perpetual5769 reproach.2781 cr 67 Moreover he rejected3988 the tent168 of Joseph,3130 and didn't choose977 the tribe7626 of Ephraim,669 cr 68 But chose977 the tribe7626 of Judah,3063 Mount2022 Zion6726 which he loved.157 cr 69 He built1129 his sanctuary4720 like the heights,7311 like the earth776 which he has established3245 forever.5769 cr 70 He also chose977 David1732 his servant,5650 and took3947 him from the sheepfolds;4356 cr 71 from following310 the ewes that have their young,5763 he brought935 him to be the shepherd7462 of Jacob,3290 his people,5971 and Israel,3478 his inheritance.5159 cr 72 So he was their shepherd7462 according to the integrity8537 of his heart,3824 and guided5148 them by the skillfulness8394 of his hands.3709 cr