Psalm 78:23
Strong's Lexicon
Yet He commanded
וַיְצַ֣ו (way·ṣaw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel) 1a1) to lay charge upon 1a2) to give charge to, give command to 1a3) to give charge unto 1a4) to give charge over, appoint 1a5) to give charge, command 1a6) to charge, command 1a7) to charge, commission 1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act) 1b) (Pual) to be commanded

the clouds
שְׁחָקִ֣ים (šə·ḥā·qîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7834: 1) dust, cloud 1a) fine dust 1b) (thin) cloud

above
מִמָּ֑עַל (mim·mā·‘al)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 4605: subst 1) higher part, upper part adv 1a) above prep 1b) on the top of, above, on higher ground than with locative 1c) upwards, higher, above

and opened
פָּתָֽח׃ (pā·ṯāḥ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself 2) to carve, engrave 2a) (Piel) to engrave 2b) (Pual) to be engraved

the doors
וְדַלְתֵ֖י (wə·ḏal·ṯê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 1817: 1) door, gate 1a) a door 1b) a gate 1c) (fig.) 1c1) of chest lid 1c2) of crocodile jaws 1c3) of doors of the heavens 1c4) of an easily-accessible woman

of the heavens.
שָׁמַ֣יִם (šā·ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation
And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.

New American Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;

King James Bible
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;

New Living Translation
But he commanded the skies to open; he opened the doors of heaven.

English Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,

New American Standard Bible
Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;

King James Bible
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.

International Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above and the doors of the heavens to open,

NET Bible
He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky.

American Standard Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;

English Revised Version
Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;

Young's Literal Translation
And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.
















Cross References
Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Exodus 16:4
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no.

Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 78:22
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:

Psalm 78:21
Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

Psalm 78:20
Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

Psalm 78:24
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

Psalm 78:25
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.

Psalm 78:26
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
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