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God's Guidance of His People in Spite of Their Unfaithfulness.

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Psa 78:1 - [[Maschil^H4905 of Asaph.]]^H623 Give ear,^H238 O my people,^H5971 to my law:^H8451 incline^H5186 your ears^H241 to the words^H561 of my mouth.^H6310

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Psa 78:2 - I will open^H6605 my mouth^H6310 in a parable:^H4912 I will utter^H5042 dark sayings^H2420 of^H4480 old:^H6924

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Psa 78:3 - Which^H834 we have heard^H8085 and known,^H3045 and our fathers^H1 have told^H5608 us.

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Psa 78:4 - We will^H3582^➔ not^H3808 hide^➔^H3582 them from their children,^H1121 shewing^H5608 to the generation^H1755 to come^H314 the praises^H8416 of the LORD,^H3068 and his strength,^H5807 and his wonderful works^H6381 that^H834 he hath done.^H6213

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Psa 78:5 - For he established^H6965 a testimony^H5715 in Jacob,^H3290 and^H8451^➔ appointed^H7760 a law^➔^H8451 in Israel,^H3478 which^H834 he commanded^H6680 our fathers,^H1 that they should make them known^H3045 to their children:^H1121

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Psa 78:6 - That^H4616 the generation^H1755 to come^H314 might know^H3045 them, even the children^H1121 which should be born;^H3205 who should arise^H6965 and declare^H5608 them to their children:^H1121

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Psa 78:7 - That they might set^H7760 their hope^H3689 in God,^H430 and not^H3808 forget^H7911 the works^H4611 of God,^H410 but^H4687^➔ keep^H5341 his commandments:^➔^H4687

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Psa 78:8 - And^H3808^➔ might^H1961^➔ not^➔^H3808 be^➔^H1961 as their fathers,^H1 a^H1755^➔ stubborn^H5637 and rebellious^H4784 generation;^➔^H1755 a generation^H1755 that set^H3559^➔ not^H3808 their heart^H3820 aright,^➔^H3559 and^H3808^➔ whose spirit^H7307 was^H539^➔ not^➔^H3808 stedfast^➔^H539 with^H854 God.^H410

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Psa 78:9 - The children^H1121 of Ephraim,^H669 being armed,^H5401 and carrying^H7411 bows,^H7198 turned back^H2015 in the day^H3117 of battle.^H7128

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Psa 78:10 - They kept^H8104 not^H3808 the covenant^H1285 of God,^H430 and^H8451^➔ refused^H3985 to walk^H3212 in his law;^➔^H8451

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Psa 78:11 - And forgat^H7911 his works,^H5949 and his wonders^H6381 that^H834 he had shewed them.^H7200

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Psa 78:12 - Marvellous things^H6382 did he^H6213 in the sight^H5048 of their fathers,^H1 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 in the field^H7704 of Zoan.^H6814

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Psa 78:13 - He divided^H1234 the sea,^H3220 and caused them to pass through;^H5674 and he made^H5324^➔ the waters^H4325 to stand^➔^H5324 as^H3644 an heap.^H5067

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Psa 78:14 - In the daytime^H3119 also he led them^H5148 with a cloud,^H6051 and all^H3605 the night^H3915 with a light^H216 of fire.^H784

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Psa 78:15 - He clave^H1234 the rocks^H6697 in the wilderness,^H4057 and gave^H8248^➔ them drink^➔^H8248 as^H8415^➔ out of the great^H7227 depths.^➔^H8415

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Psa 78:16 - He brought^H3318^➔ streams^H5140 also^➔^H3318 out of the rock,^H5553 and caused^H3381^➔ waters^H4325 to run down^➔^H3381 like rivers.^H5104

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Psa 78:17 - And^H3254^➔ they sinned^H2398 yet^H5750 more^➔^H3254 against him by provoking^H4784 the most High^H5945 in the wilderness.^H6723

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Psa 78:18 - And they tempted^H5254 God^H410 in their heart^H3824 by asking^H7592 meat^H400 for their lust.^H5315

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Psa 78:19 - Yea, they spake^H1696 against God;^H430 they said,^H559 Can^H3201 God^H410 furnish^H6186 a table^H7979 in the wilderness?^H4057

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Psa 78:20 - Behold,^H2005 he smote^H5221 the rock,^H6697 that^H2100^➔ the waters^H4325 gushed out,^➔^H2100 and the streams^H5158 overflowed;^H7857 can he^H3201 give^H5414 bread^H3899 also?^H1571 can he provide^H3559 flesh^H7607 for his people?^H5971

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Psa 78:21 - Therefore^H3651 the LORD^H3068 heard^H8085 this, and was wroth:^H5674 so a fire^H784 was kindled^H5400 against Jacob,^H3290 and^H1571^➔ anger^H639 also^➔^H1571 came up^H5927 against Israel;^H3478

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Psa 78:22 - Because^H3588 they believed^H539 not^H3808 in God,^H430 and^H3808^➔ trusted^H982 not^➔^H3808 in his salvation:^H3444

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Psa 78:23 - Though he had commanded^H6680 the clouds^H7834 from above,^H4605 and^H1817^➔ opened^H6605 the doors^➔^H1817 of heaven,^H8064

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Psa 78:24 - And had rained down^H4305 manna^H4478 upon them^H5921 to eat,^H398 and^H1715^➔ had given^H5414 them of the corn^➔^H1715 of heaven.^H8064

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Psa 78:25 - Man^H376 did eat^H398 angels'^H47 food:^H3899 he sent^H7971 them meat^H6720 to the full.^H7648

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Psa 78:26 - He caused^H5265^➔ an east wind^H6921 to blow^➔^H5265 in the heaven:^H8064 and^H5090^➔ by his power^H5797 he brought in^➔^H5090 the south wind.^H8486

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Psa 78:27 - He rained^H4305^➔ flesh^H7607 also^➔^H4305 upon them^H5921 as dust,^H6083 and^H2344^➔ feathered^H3671 fowls^H5775 like as the sand^➔^H2344 of the sea:^H3220

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Psa 78:28 - And he let^H5307^➔ it fall^➔^H5307 in the midst^H7130 of their camp,^H4264 round about^H5439 their habitations.^H4908

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Psa 78:29 - So they did eat,^H398 and were^H7646^➔ well^H3966 filled:^➔^H7646 for^H8378^➔ he gave^H935 them their own desire;^➔^H8378

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Psa 78:30 - They were^H2114^➔ not^H3808 estranged^➔^H2114 from their lust.^H8378 But while^H5750^➔ their meat^H400 was yet^➔^H5750 in their mouths,^H6310

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Psa 78:31 - The wrath^H639 of God^H430 came^H5927 upon them, and slew^H2026 the fattest of them,^H4924 and^H970^➔ smote down^H3766 the chosen^➔^H970 men of Israel.^H3478

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Psa 78:32 - For all^H3605 this^H2063 they sinned^H2398 still,^H5750 and^H3808^➔ believed^H539 not^➔^H3808 for his wondrous works.^H6381

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Psa 78:33 - Therefore^H3615^➔ their days^H3117 did he consume^➔^H3615 in vanity,^H1892 and their years^H8141 in trouble.^H928

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Psa 78:34 - When^H518 he slew them,^H2026 then they sought him:^H1875 and they returned^H7725 and enquired early after^H7836 God.^H410

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Psa 78:35 - And they remembered^H2142 that^H3588 God^H430 was their rock,^H6697 and the^H410^➔ high^H5945 God^➔^H410 their redeemer.^H1350

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Psa 78:36 - Nevertheless they did flatter him^H6601 with their mouth,^H6310 and^H3956^➔ they lied^H3576 unto him with their tongues.^➔^H3956

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Psa 78:37 - For their heart^H3820 was^H3559^➔ not^H3808 right^➔^H3559 with him,^H5973 neither^H3808 were they stedfast^H539 in his covenant.^H1285

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Psa 78:38 - But he,^H1931 being full of compassion,^H7349 forgave^H3722 their iniquity,^H5771 and^H3808^➔ destroyed^H7843 them not:^➔^H3808 yea, many a time^H7235 turned he^H7725^➔ his anger^H639 away,^➔^H7725 and^H3808^➔ did^H5782^➔ not^➔^H3808 stir up^➔^H5782 all^H3605 his wrath.^H2534

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Psa 78:39 - For he remembered^H2142 that^H3588 they^H1992 were but flesh;^H1320 a wind^H7307 that passeth away,^H1980 and^H3808^➔ cometh^H7725^➔ not^➔^H3808 again.^➔^H7725

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Psa 78:40 - How oft^H4100 did they provoke him^H4784 in the wilderness,^H4057 and grieve him^H6087 in the desert!^H3452

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Psa 78:41 - Yea, they turned back^H7725 and tempted^H5254 God,^H410 and^H6918^➔ limited^H8428 the Holy One^➔^H6918 of Israel.^H3478

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Psa 78:42 - They remembered^H2142 not^H3808 his hand,^H3027 nor the day^H3117 when^H834 he delivered them^H6299 from^H4480 the enemy.^H6862

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Psa 78:43 - How^H834 he had wrought^H7760 his signs^H226 in Egypt,^H4714 and his wonders^H4159 in the field^H7704 of Zoan:^H6814

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Psa 78:44 - And had turned^H2015 their rivers^H2975 into blood;^H1818 and their floods,^H5140 that they could^H8354^➔ not^H1077 drink.^➔^H8354

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Psa 78:45 - He sent^H7971 divers sorts of flies^H6157 among them, which devoured them;^H398 and frogs,^H6854 which destroyed them.^H7843

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Psa 78:46 - He gave also^H5414 their increase^H2981 unto the caterpiller,^H2625 and their labour^H3018 unto the locust.^H697

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Psa 78:47 - He destroyed^H2026 their vines^H1612 with hail,^H1259 and their sycomore trees^H8256 with frost.^H2602

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Psa 78:48 - He gave up^H5462^➔ their cattle^H1165 also^➔^H5462 to the hail,^H1259 and their flocks^H4735 to hot thunderbolts.^H7565

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Psa 78:49 - He cast^H7971 upon them the fierceness^H2740 of his anger,^H639 wrath,^H5678 and indignation,^H2195 and trouble,^H6869 by sending^H4917 evil^H7451 angels^H4397 among them.

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Psa 78:50 - He made^H6424 a way^H5410 to his anger;^H639 he spared^H2820 not^H3808 their soul^H5315 from death,^H4194 but^H2416^➔ gave^H5462^➔ their life^➔^H2416 over^➔^H5462 to the pestilence;^H1698

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Psa 78:51 - And smote^H5221 all^H3605 the firstborn^H1060 in Egypt;^H4714 the chief^H7225 of^H202^➔ their strength^➔^H202 in the tabernacles^H168 of Ham:^H2526

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Psa 78:52 - But made^H5265^➔ his own people^H5971 to go forth^➔^H5265 like sheep,^H6629 and guided them^H5090 in the wilderness^H4057 like a flock.^H5739

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Psa 78:53 - And he led them^H5148 on safely,^H983 so that^H3808^➔ they feared^H6342 not:^➔^H3808 but^H853 the sea^H3220 overwhelmed^H3680 their enemies.^H341

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Psa 78:54 - And he brought them^H935 to^H413 the border^H1366 of his sanctuary,^H6944 even to this^H2088 mountain,^H2022 which his right hand^H3225 had purchased.^H7069

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Psa 78:55 - He cast out^H1644^➔ the heathen^H1471 also^➔^H1644 before them,^H6440 and divided them^H5307 an inheritance^H5159 by line,^H2256 and made^H7931^➔ the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 to dwell^➔^H7931 in their tents.^H168

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Psa 78:56 - Yet they tempted^H5254 and provoked^H4784 the most high^H5945 God,^H430 and^H5713^➔ kept^H8104 not^H3808 his testimonies:^➔^H5713

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Psa 78:57 - But turned back,^H5472 and dealt unfaithfully^H898 like their fathers:^H1 they were turned aside^H2015 like a^H7198^➔ deceitful^H7423 bow.^➔^H7198

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Psa 78:58 - For they provoked him to anger^H3707 with their high places,^H1116 and^H6456^➔ moved him to jealousy^H7065 with their graven images.^➔^H6456

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Psa 78:59 - When^H8085^➔ God^H430 heard^➔^H8085 this, he was wroth,^H5674 and^H3988^➔ greatly^H3966 abhorred^➔^H3988 Israel:^H3478

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Psa 78:60 - So that he forsook^H5203 the tabernacle^H4908 of Shiloh,^H7887 the tent^H168 which he placed^H7931 among men;^H120

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Psa 78:61 - And delivered^H5414 his strength^H5797 into captivity,^H7628 and his glory^H8597 into the^H3027^➔ enemy's^H6862 hand.^➔^H3027

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Psa 78:62 - He gave^H5462^➔ his people^H5971 over also^➔^H5462 unto the sword;^H2719 and^H5159^➔ was wroth^H5674 with his inheritance.^➔^H5159

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Psa 78:63 - The fire^H784 consumed^H398 their young men;^H970 and their maidens^H1330 were^H1984^➔ not^H3808 given to marriage.^➔^H1984

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Psa 78:64 - Their priests^H3548 fell^H5307 by the sword;^H2719 and their widows^H490 made^H1058^➔ no^H3808 lamentation.^➔^H1058

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Psa 78:65 - Then^H3364^➔ the Lord^H136 awaked^➔^H3364 as one out of sleep,^H3463 and like a mighty man^H1368 that shouteth^H7442 by reason of wine.^H3196

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Psa 78:66 - And he smote^H5221 his enemies^H6862 in the hinder parts:^H268 he put^H5414 them to a^H2781^➔ perpetual^H5769 reproach.^➔^H2781

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Psa 78:67 - Moreover he refused^H3988 the tabernacle^H168 of Joseph,^H3130 and^H7626^➔ chose^H977 not^H3808 the tribe^➔^H7626 of Ephraim:^H669

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Psa 78:68 - But chose^H977 the tribe^H7626 of Judah,^H3063 the mount^H2022 Zion^H6726 which^H834 he loved.^H157

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Psa 78:69 - And he built^H1129 his sanctuary^H4720 like^H3644 high^H7311 palaces, like the earth^H776 which he hath established^H3245 for ever.^H5769

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Psa 78:70 - He chose^H977^➔ David^H1732 also^➔^H977 his servant,^H5650 and took him^H3947 from the sheepfolds:^H4356^H6629

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Psa 78:71 - From following^H310 the ewes great with young^H5763 he brought him^H935 to feed^H7462 Jacob^H3290 his people,^H5971 and Israel^H3478 his inheritance.^H5159

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Psa 78:72 - So he fed them^H7462 according to the integrity^H8537 of his heart;^H3824 and^H8394^➔ guided them^H5148 by the skilfulness^➔^H8394 of his hands.^H3709

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