Psalms 78 Parallel Bible

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1	[A [maskil] by Asaph.] Open your ears to my teachings, my people. Turn your ears to the words from my mouth.	Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!	A maskil of Asaph. My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
2	I will open my mouth to illustrate points. I will explain what has been hidden long ago,	I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,	I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old—
3	things that we have heard and known about, things that our parents have told us.	things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us.	things we have heard and known, things our ancestors have told us.
4	We will not hide them from our children. We will tell the next generation about the LORD's power and great deeds and the miraculous things he has done.	We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.	We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.
5	He established written instructions for Jacob's people. He gave his teachings to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make them known to their children	He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers to teach to their children,	He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children,
6	so that the next generation would know them. Children yet to be born [would learn them]. They will grow up and tell their children	that the next generation might know them, the children yet unborn, and arise and tell them to their children,	so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
7	to trust God, to remember what he has done, and to obey his commands.	so that they should set their hope in God and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments;	Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
8	Then they will not be like their ancestors, a stubborn and rebellious generation. Their hearts were not loyal. Their spirits were not faithful to God.	and that they should not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose heart was not steadfast, whose spirit was not faithful to God.	They would not be like their ancestors— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
9	The men of Ephraim, well-equipped with bows [and arrows], turned [and ran] on the day of battle.	The Ephraimites, armed with the bow, turned back on the day of battle.	The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
10	They had not been faithful to God's promise. They refused to follow his teachings.	They did not keep God’s covenant, but refused to walk according to his law.	they did not keep God’s covenant and refused to live by his law.
11	They forgot what he had done- the miracles that he had shown them.	They forgot his works and the wonders that he had shown them.	They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
12	In front of their ancestors he performed miracles in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.	In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.	He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
13	He divided the sea and led them through it. He made the waters stand up like a wall.	He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap.	He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall.
14	He guided them by a cloud during the day and by a fiery light throughout the night.	In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light.	He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
15	He split rocks in the desert. He gave them plenty to drink, an ocean of water.	He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep.	He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
16	He made streams come out of a rock. He made the water flow like rivers.	He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.	he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
17	They continued to sin against him, to rebel in the desert against the Most High.	Yet they sinned still more against him, rebelling against the Most High in the desert.	But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the wilderness against the Most High.
18	They deliberately tested God by demanding the food they craved.	They tested God in their heart by demanding the food they craved.	They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
19	They spoke against God by saying, \|Can God prepare a banquet in the desert?	They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?	They spoke against God; they said, “Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?
20	True, he did strike a rock, and water did gush out, and the streams did overflow. But can he also give us bread or provide us, his people, with meat?\|	He struck the rock so that water gushed out and streams overflowed. Can he also give bread or provide meat for his people?”	True, he struck the rock, and water gushed out, streams flowed abundantly, but can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?”
21	When the LORD heard this, he became furious. His fire burned against Jacob and his anger flared up at Israel	Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,	When the LORD heard them, he was furious; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
22	because they did not believe God or trust him to save them.	because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.	for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.
23	In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.	Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,	Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
24	He rained manna down on them to eat and gave them grain from heaven.	and he rained down on them manna to eat and gave them the grain of heaven.	he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
25	Humans ate the bread of the mighty ones, and God sent them plenty of food.	Man ate of the bread of the angels; he sent them food in abundance.	Human beings ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
26	He made the east wind blow in the heavens and guided the south wind with his might.	He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;	He let loose the east wind from the heavens and by his power made the south wind blow.
27	He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like the sand on the seashore.	he rained meat on them like dust, winged birds like the sand of the seas;	He rained meat down on them like dust, birds like sand on the seashore.
28	He made the birds fall in the middle of his camp, all around his dwelling place.	he let them fall in the midst of their camp, all around their dwellings.	He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.
29	They ate more than enough. He gave them what they wanted,	And they ate and were well filled, for he gave them what they craved.	They ate till they were gorged— he had given them what they craved.
30	but they still wanted more. While the food was still in their mouths,	But before they had satisfied their craving, while the food was still in their mouths,	But before they turned from what they craved, even while the food was still in their mouths,
31	the anger of God flared up against them. He killed their strongest men and slaughtered the best young men in Israel.	the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.	God’s anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
32	In spite of all this, they continued to sin, and they no longer believed in his miracles.	In spite of all this, they still sinned; despite his wonders, they did not believe.	In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
33	He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. He brought their years to an end in terror.	So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror.	So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
34	When he killed [some of] them, [the rest] searched for him. They turned from their sins and eagerly looked for God.	When he killed them, they sought him; they repented and sought God earnestly.	Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
35	They remembered that God was their rock, that the Most High was their defender.	They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer.	They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
36	They flattered him with their mouths and lied to him with their tongues.	But they flattered him with their mouths; they lied to him with their tongues.	But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
37	Their hearts were not loyal to him. They were not faithful to his promise.	Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.	their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
38	But he is compassionate. He forgave their sin. He did not destroy them. He restrained his anger many times. He did not display all of his fury.	Yet he, being compassionate, atoned for their iniquity and did not destroy them; he restrained his anger often and did not stir up all his wrath.	Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
39	He remembered that they were only flesh and blood, a breeze that blows and does not return.	He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again.	He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
40	How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness! How often they caused him grief in the desert!	How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the desert!	How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!
41	Again and again they tested God, and they pushed the Holy One of Israel to the limit.	They tested God again and again and provoked the Holy One of Israel.	Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
42	They did not remember his power- the day he freed them from their oppressor,	They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,	They did not remember his power— the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
43	when he performed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the fields of Zoan.	when he performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels in the fields of Zoan.	the day he displayed his signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
44	He turned their rivers into blood so that they could not drink from their streams.	He turned their rivers to blood, so that they could not drink of their streams.	He turned their river into blood; they could not drink from their streams.
45	He sent a swarm of flies that bit them and frogs that ruined them.	He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them, and frogs, which destroyed them.	He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
46	He gave their crops to grasshoppers and their produce to locusts.	He gave their crops to the destroying locust and the fruit of their labor to the locust.	He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.
47	He killed their vines with hail and their fig trees with frost.	He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamores with frost.	He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
48	He let the hail strike their cattle and bolts of lightning strike their livestock.	He gave over their cattle to the hail and their flocks to thunderbolts.	He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
49	He sent his burning anger, rage, fury, and hostility against them. He sent an army of destroying angels.	He let loose on them his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, a company of destroying angels.	He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility— a band of destroying angels.
50	He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them. He let the plague take their lives.	He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.	He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
51	He slaughtered every firstborn in Egypt, the ones born in the tents of Ham when their fathers were young.	He struck down every firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their strength in the tents of Ham.	He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
52	But he led his own people out like sheep and guided them like a flock through the wilderness.	Then he led out his people like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.	But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
53	He led them safely. They had no fear while the sea covered their enemies.	He led them in safety, so that they were not afraid, but the sea overwhelmed their enemies.	He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
54	He brought them into his holy land, to this mountain that his power had won.	And he brought them to his holy land, to the mountain which his right hand had won.	And so he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
55	He forced nations out of their way and gave them the land of the nations as their inheritance. He settled the tribes of Israel in their own tents.	He drove out nations before them; he apportioned them for a possession and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.	He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
56	They tested God Most High and rebelled against him. They did not obey his written instructions.	Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God and did not keep his testimonies,	But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
57	They were disloyal and treacherous like their ancestors. They were like arrows shot from a defective bow.	but turned away and acted treacherously like their fathers; they twisted like a deceitful bow.	Like their ancestors they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
58	They made him angry because of their illegal worship sites. They made him furious because they worshiped idols.	For they provoked him to anger with their high places; they moved him to jealousy with their idols.	They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
59	When God heard, he became furious. He completely rejected Israel.	When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.	When God heard them, he was furious; he rejected Israel completely.
60	He abandoned his dwelling place in Shiloh, the tent where he had lived among humans.	He forsook his dwelling at Shiloh, the tent where he dwelt among mankind,	He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among humans.
61	He allowed his power to be taken captive and handed his glory over to an oppressor.	and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.	He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
62	He let swords kill his people. He was furious with those who belonged to him.	He gave his people over to the sword and vented his wrath on his heritage.	He gave his people over to the sword; he was furious with his inheritance.
63	Fire consumed his best young men, so his virgins heard no wedding songs.	Fire devoured their young men, and their young women had no marriage song.	Fire consumed their young men, and their young women had no wedding songs;
64	His priests were cut down with swords. The widows [of his priests] could not even weep [for them].	Their priests fell by the sword, and their widows made no lamentation.	their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
65	Then the Lord woke up like one who had been sleeping, like a warrior sobering up from [too much] wine.	Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a strong man shouting because of wine.	Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a warrior wakes from the stupor of wine.
66	He struck his enemies from behind and disgraced them forever.	And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame.	He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.
67	He rejected the tent of Joseph. He did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,	He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,	Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
68	but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion which he loved.	but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loves.	but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
69	He built his holy place to be like the high heavens, like the earth which he made to last for a long time.	He built his sanctuary like the high heavens, like the earth, which he has founded forever.	He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
70	He chose his servant David. He took him from the sheep pens.	He chose David his servant and took him from the sheepfolds;	He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
71	He brought him from tending the ewes that had lambs so that David could be the shepherd of the people of Jacob, of Israel, the people who belonged to the LORD.	from following the nursing ewes he brought him to shepherd Jacob his people, Israel his inheritance.	from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
72	With unselfish devotion David became their shepherd. With skill he guided them.	With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.	And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
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