Psalm 78:1 {Maschil of Asaph.} Give ear,238 O my people,5971 to my law:8451 incline5186 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 shewing5608 to the generation1755 to come314 the praises8416 of the LORD,3068 and his strength,5807 and his wonderful works6381 that he hath done.6213 cr 5 For he established6965 a testimony5715 in Jacob,3290 and appointed7760 a law8451 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 know3045 them, even the children1121 which should be born;3205 who should arise6965 and declare5608 them to 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 set3559 2794 not their heart3820 aright,3559{Heb. that prepared not their heart} and whose spirit7307 was not stedfast539 with God.410 cr

Psalm 78:9 The children1121 of Ephraim,669 being armed,5401 and carrying7411{Heb. throwing forth} bows,7198 turned back2015 in the day3117 of battle.7128 cr 10 They kept8104 not the covenant1285 of God,430 and refused3985 to walk3212 in his law;8451 cr 11 And forgat7911 his works,5949 and his wonders6381 that he had shewed7200 them. cr 12 Marvellous things6382 did6213 he in the sight5048 of their fathers,1 in the land776 of Egypt,4714 in the field7704 of Zoan.6814 cr 13 He divided1234 the sea,3220 and caused them to pass through;5674 and he made the waters4325 to stand5324 as an heap.5067 cr 14 In the daytime3119 also he led5148 them with a cloud,6051 and all the night3915 with a light216 of fire.784 cr 15 He clave1234 the rocks6697 in the wilderness,4057 and gave them drink8248 as out of the great7227 depths.8415 cr 16 He brought3318 streams5140 also out of the rock,5553 and caused waters4325 to run down3381 like rivers.5104 cr 17 And they sinned2398 yet more3254 against him by provoking4784 the most High5945 in the wilderness.6723 cr 18 And they tempted5254 God410 in their heart3824 by asking7592 meat400 for their lust.5315 cr 19 Yea, they spake1696 against God;430 they said,559 Can3201 God410 furnish6186{Heb. order} a table7979 in the wilderness?4057 cr 20 Behold, he smote5221 the rock,6697 that the waters4325 gushed out,2100 and the streams5158 overflowed;7857 can3201 he give5414 bread3899 also? can3201 he provide3559 flesh7607 for his people?5971 cr 21 Therefore the LORD3068 heard8085 this, and was wroth:5674 so a fire784 was kindled5400 against Jacob,3290 and anger639 also came up5927 against Israel;3478 cr 22 Because they believed539 not in God,430 and trusted982 not in his salvation:3444 cr 23 Though he had commanded6680 the clouds7834 from above,4605 and opened6605 the doors1817 of heaven,8064 cr 24 And had rained down4305 manna4478 upon them to eat,398 and had given5414 them of the corn1715 of heaven.8064 cr 25 Man376 did eat398 angels'47 food:3899{Or, Every one did eat the bread of the mighty} he sent7971 them meat6720 to the full.7648 cr 26 He caused an east wind6921 to blow5265{Heb. to go} in the heaven:8064 and by his power5797 he brought in5090 the south wind.8486 cr 27 He rained4305 flesh7607 also upon them as dust,6083 and feathered3671 fowls5775{Heb. fowl of wing} like as the sand2344 of the sea:3220 cr 28 And he let it fall5307 in the midst7130 of their camp,4264 round about5439 their habitations.4908 cr 29 So they did eat,398 and were well3966 filled:7646 for he gave935 them their own desire;8378 cr 30 They were not estranged2114 from their lust.8378 But while their meat400 was yet in their mouths,6310 cr 31 The wrath639 of God430 came5927 upon them, and slew2026 the fattest4924 of them, and smote down3766{Heb. made to bow} the chosen970 men{Or, young men} of Israel.3478 cr 32 For all this they sinned2398 still, and believed539 not for his wondrous works.6381 cr 33 Therefore their days3117 did he consume3615 in vanity,1892 and their years8141 in trouble.928 cr 34 When he slew2026 them, then they sought1875 him: and they returned7725 and enquired early7836 after God.410 cr 35 And they remembered2142 that God430 was their rock,6697 and the high5945 God410 their redeemer.1350 cr 36 Nevertheless they did flatter6601 him with their mouth,6310 and they lied3576 unto him with their tongues.3956 cr 37 For their heart3820 was not right3559 with him, neither were they stedfast539 in his covenant.1285 cr 38 But he, being full of compassion,7349 forgave3722 their iniquity,5771 and destroyed7843 them not: yea, many a time7235 turned7725 2794 he his anger639 away,7725 and did not stir up5782 all his wrath.2534 cr 39 For he remembered2142 that they were but flesh;1320 a wind7307 that passeth away,1980 and cometh not again.7725 cr 40 How4100 oft did they provoke4784 him{Or, rebel against him} in the wilderness,4057 and grieve6087 him in the desert!3452 cr 41 Yea, they turned back7725 and tempted5254 God,410 and limited8428 the Holy One6918 of Israel.3478 cr 42 They remembered2142 not his hand,3027 nor the day3117 when he delivered6299 them from the enemy.6862{Or, from affliction} cr 43 How he had wrought7760{Heb. set} his signs226 in Egypt,4714 and his wonders4159 in the field7704 of Zoan:6814 cr 44 And had turned2015 their rivers2975 into blood;1818 and their floods,5140 that they could not drink.8354 cr 45 He sent7971 divers sorts of flies6157 among them, which devoured398 them; and frogs,6854 which destroyed7843 them. cr 46 He gave5414 also their increase2981 unto the caterpiller,2625 and their labour3018 unto the locust.697 cr 47 He destroyed2026{Heb. killed} their vines1612 with hail,1259 and their sycomore trees8256 with frost.2602{Or, great hail stones} cr 48 He gave up5462{Heb. he shut up} their cattle1165 also to the hail,1259 and their flocks4735 to hot thunderbolts.7565{Or, lightnings} cr 49 He cast7971 upon them the fierceness2740 of his anger,639 wrath,5678 and indignation,2195 and trouble,6869 by sending4917 evil7451 angels4397 among them. cr 50 He made6424 a way5410{Heb. He weighed a path} to his anger;639 he spared2820 not their soul5315 from death,4194 but gave5462 2794 their life2416 over5462 to the pestilence;1698{Or, their beasts, to the murreine} cr 51 And smote5221 all the firstborn1060 in Egypt;4714 the chief7225 of their strength202 in the tabernacles168 of Ham:2526 cr 52 But made his own people5971 to go forth5265 like sheep,6629 and guided5090 them in the wilderness4057 like a flock.5739 cr 53 And he led5148 them on safely,983 so that they feared6342 not: but the sea3220 overwhelmed3680{Heb. covered} their enemies.341 cr 54 And he brought935 them to the border1366 of his sanctuary,6944 even to this mountain,2022 which his right hand3225 had purchased.7069 cr 55 He cast out1644 the heathen1471 also before6440 them, and divided5307 them an inheritance5159 by line,2256 and made the tribes7626 of Israel3478 to dwell7931 in their tents.168 cr 56 Yet they tempted5254 and provoked4784 the most high5945 God,430 and kept8104 not his testimonies:5713 cr 57 But turned back,5472 and dealt unfaithfully898 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 graven images.6456 cr 59 When God430 heard8085 this, he was wroth,5674 and greatly3966 abhorred3988 Israel:3478 cr 60 So that he forsook5203 the tabernacle4908 of Shiloh,7887 the tent168 which he placed7931 among men;120 cr 61 And delivered5414 his strength5797 into captivity,7628 and his glory8597 into the enemy's6862 hand.3027 cr 62 He gave5462 2794 his people5971 over5462 also unto the sword;2719 and was wroth5674 with his inheritance.5159 cr 63 The fire784 consumed398 their young men;970 and their maidens1330 were not given{Heb. praised} to marriage.1984 cr 64 Their priests3548 fell5307 by the sword;2719 and their widows490 made no lamentation.1058 cr 65 Then the Lord136 awaked3364 as one out of sleep,3463 and like a mighty man1368 that shouteth7442 by reason of wine.3196 cr 66 And he smote5221 his enemies6862 in the hinder parts:268 he put5414 them to a perpetual5769 reproach.2781 cr

Psalm 78:67 Moreover he refused3988 the tabernacle168 of Joseph,3130 and chose977 not the tribe7626 of Ephraim:669 cr 68 But chose977 the tribe7626 of Judah,3063 the mount2022 Zion6726 which he loved.157 cr 69 And he built1129 his sanctuary4720 like high7311 palaces, like the earth776 which he hath established3245{Heb. founded} for ever.5769 cr 70 He chose977 David1732 also his servant,5650 and took3947 him from the sheepfolds:4356 6629 cr 71 From following310{Heb. from after} the ewes great with young5763 he brought935 him to feed7462 Jacob3290 his people,5971 and Israel3478 his inheritance.5159 cr 72 So he fed7462 them according to the integrity8537 of his heart;3824 and guided5148 them by the skilfulness8394 of his hands.3709 cr