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78:9-39
ASV
Psalms
Chapter 78
Psalms
78:9-39
ASV
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9
The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows,
Yet they turned back on the day of battle.
10
They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk in His Law;
11
They forgot His deeds
And His miracles that He had shown them.
12
He performed wonders before their fathers
In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
13
He divided the sea and caused them to pass through,
And He made the waters stand up like a heap.
14
Then He led them with the cloud by day
And all the night with a light of fire.
15
He split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them plenty to drink like the ocean depths.
16
He brought forth streams from the rock
And made waters run down like rivers.
17
Yet they still continued to sin against Him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
18
And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking for food that suited their taste.
19
Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
20
“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He also provide bread?
Will He prepare meat for His people?”
21
Therefore the Lord heard and was full of wrath;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob,
And anger also mounted against Israel,
22
Because they did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.
23
Yet He commanded the clouds above
And opened the doors of heaven;
24
He rained down manna upon them to eat,
And gave them food from heaven.
25
Man ate the bread of angels;
He sent them food in abundance.
26
He made the east wind blow in the sky
And by His power He directed the south wind.
27
When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,
28
He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
All around their dwellings.
29
So they ate and were well filled,
And He satisfied their longing.
30
Yet before they had abandoned their longing,
While their food was in their mouths,
31
The anger of God rose against them
And killed some of their strongest ones,
And subdued the choice men of Israel.
32
In spite of all this they still sinned
And did not believe in His wonderful works.
33
So He brought their days to an end in futility,
And their years to an end in sudden terror.
34
When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And they returned and searched diligently for God;
35
And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.
36
But they flattered Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.
37
For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful with His covenant.
38
But He, being compassionate, forgave their wrongdoing and did not destroy them;
And often He restrained His anger
And did not stir up all His wrath.
39
So He remembered that they were only flesh,
A wind that passes and does not return.
