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Psalm 78:21-31
New King James Version
Psalm 78:21-31
New King James Version
21 Therefore the Lord heard this and (A)was furious;
So a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also came up against Israel,
22 Because they (B)did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.
23 Yet He had commanded the clouds above,
(C)And opened the doors of heaven,
24 (D)Had rained down manna on them to eat,
And given them of the [a]bread of (E)heaven.
25 Men ate angels’ food;
He sent them food to [b]the full.
26 (F)He caused an east wind to blow in the heavens;
And by His power He brought in the south wind.
27 He also rained meat on them like the dust,
Feathered fowl like the sand of the seas;
28 And He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29 (G)So they ate and were well filled,
For He gave them their own desire.
30 They were not [c]deprived of their craving;
But (H)while their food was still in their mouths,
31 The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:24 Lit. grain
- Psalm 78:25 satiation
- Psalm 78:30 Lit. separated
Psalm 78:21-31
New International Version
Psalm 78:21-31
New International Version
21 When the Lord heard them, he was furious;
his fire broke out(A) against Jacob,
and his wrath rose against Israel,
22 for they did not believe in God
or trust(B) in his deliverance.
23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above
and opened the doors of the heavens;(C)
24 he rained down manna(D) for the people to eat,
he gave them the grain of heaven.
25 Human beings ate the bread of angels;
he sent them all the food they could eat.
26 He let loose the east wind(E) from the heavens
and by his power made the south wind blow.
27 He rained meat down on them like dust,
birds(F) like sand on the seashore.
28 He made them come down inside their camp,
all around their tents.
29 They ate till they were gorged—(G)
he had given them what they craved.
30 But before they turned from what they craved,
even while the food was still in their mouths,(H)
31 God’s anger rose against them;
he put to death the sturdiest(I) among them,
cutting down the young men of Israel.
Psalm 78:21-31
English Standard Version
Psalm 78:21-31
English Standard Version
21 Therefore, when the Lord heard, he was full of wrath;
(A)a fire was kindled against Jacob;
his anger rose against Israel,
22 because they (B)did not believe in God
and did not trust his saving power.
23 Yet he commanded the skies above
and (C)opened the doors of heaven,
24 and he (D)rained down on them manna to eat
and gave them (E)the grain of heaven.
25 Man ate of the bread of (F)the angels;
he sent them food (G)in abundance.
26 He (H)caused the east wind to blow in the heavens,
and by his power he led out the south wind;
27 he rained meat on them like (I)dust,
winged birds like (J)the sand of the seas;
28 he (K)let them fall in the midst of their camp,
all around their dwellings.
29 And they (L)ate and were well filled,
for he gave them what they (M)craved.
30 But before they had satisfied their craving,
(N)while the food was still in their mouths,
31 the anger of God rose against them,
and he killed (O)the strongest of them
and laid low (P)the young men of Israel.
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