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תהלים ע״חPsalms 78
Chapter 78 of 150 in Psalms — 72 verses
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Verse 1א׳Standard2,294
מַשְׂכִּיל לְאָסָף הַאֲזִינָה עַמִּי תּוֹרָתִי הַטּוּ אָזְנְכֶם לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי
Maschil of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Verse 2ב׳Standard1,716
אֶפְתְּחָה בְמָשָׁל פִּי אַבִּיעָה חִידוֹת מִנִּי־קֶֽדֶם
I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old;
Verse 3ג׳Standard2,050
אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְנוּ וַנֵּדָעֵם וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָֽנוּ
That which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us,
Verse 4ד׳Standard3,629
לֹא נְכַחֵד מִבְּנֵיהֶם לְדוֹר אַחֲרוֹן מְֽסַפְּרִים תְּהִלּוֹת יְהוָה וֶעֱזוּזוֹ וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה
We will not hide from their children, Telling to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength, and His wondrous works that He hath done. .
Verse 5ה׳Standard4,100
וַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת בְּֽיַעֲקֹב וְתוֹרָה שָׂם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶת־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְהוֹדִיעָם לִבְנֵיהֶֽם
For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their children;
Verse 6ו׳Standard1,568
לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ דּוֹר אַחֲרוֹן בָּנִים יִוָּלֵדוּ יָקֻמוּ וִֽיסַפְּרוּ לִבְנֵיהֶֽם
That the generation to come might know them, even the children that should be born; Who should arise and tell them to their children,
Verse 7ז׳Standard2,116
וְיָשִׂימוּ בֵֽאלֹהִים כִּסְלָם וְלֹא יִשְׁכְּחוּ מַֽעַלְלֵי־אֵל וּמִצְוֺתָיו יִנְצֹֽרוּ
That they might put their confidence in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep His commandments;
Verse 8ח׳Standard2,663
וְלֹא יִהְיוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם דּוֹר סוֹרֵר וּמֹרֶה דּוֹר לֹא־הֵכִין לִבּוֹ וְלֹא־נֶאֶמְנָה אֶת־אֵל רוּחֽוֹ
And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation; A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
Verse 9ט׳Standard2,386
בְּֽנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם נוֹשְׁקֵי רוֹמֵי־קָשֶׁת הָפְכוּ בְּיוֹם קְרָֽב
The children of Ephraim were as archers handling the bow, That turned back in the day of battle.
Verse 10י׳Standard2,872
לֹא שָׁמְרוּ בְּרִית אֱלֹהִים וּבְתוֹרָתוֹ מֵאֲנוּ לָלֶֽכֶת
They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in His law;
Verse 11י״אStandard2,248
וַיִּשְׁכְּחוּ עֲלִילוֹתָיו וְנִפְלְאוֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר הֶרְאָֽם
And they forgot His doings, And His wondrous works that He had shown them.
Verse 12י״בStandard2,184
נֶגֶד אֲבוֹתָם עָשָׂה פֶלֶא בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן
Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
Verse 13י״גStandard878
בָּקַע יָם וַיַּֽעֲבִירֵם וַֽיַּצֶּב־מַיִם כְּמוֹ־נֵֽד
He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; And He made the waters to stand as a heap.
Verse 14י״דStandard1,028
וַיַּנְחֵם בֶּעָנָן יוֹמָם וְכָל־הַלַּיְלָה בְּאוֹר אֵֽשׁ
By day also He led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.
Verse 15ט״וStandard2,264
יְבַקַּע צֻרִים בַּמִּדְבָּר וַיַּשְׁקְ כִּתְהֹמוֹת רַבָּֽה
He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep.
Verse 16ט״זStandard1,453
וַיּוֹצִא נוֹזְלִים מִסָּלַע וַיּוֹרֶד כַּנְּהָרוֹת מָֽיִם
He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
Verse 17י״זStandard1,291
וַיּוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לַחֲטֹא־לוֹ לַֽמְרוֹת עֶלְיוֹן בַּצִּיָּֽה
Yet went they on still to sin against Him, To rebel against the Most High in the desert.
Verse 18י״חStandard1,151
וַיְנַסּוּ־אֵל בִּלְבָבָם לִֽשְׁאָל־אֹכֶל לְנַפְשָֽׁם
And they tried God in their heart By asking food for their craving.
Verse 19י״טStandard1,621
וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ בֵּֽאלֹהִים אָמְרוּ הֲיוּכַל אֵל לַעֲרֹךְ שֻׁלְחָן בַּמִּדְבָּֽר
Yea, they spoke against God; They said 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
Verse 20כ׳Standard2,827
הֵן הִכָּה־צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מַיִם וּנְחָלִים יִשְׁטֹפוּ הֲגַם־לֶחֶם יוּכַל תֵּת אִם־יָכִין שְׁאֵר לְעַמּֽוֹ
Behold, He smote the rock, that waters gushed out, And streams overflowed; Can He give bread also? Or will He provide flesh for His people?'
Verse 21כ״אStandard2,948
לָכֵן שָׁמַע יְהוָה וַֽיִּתְעַבָּר וְאֵשׁ נִשְּׂקָה בְיַעֲקֹב וְגַם־אַף עָלָה בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Therefore the LORD heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;
Verse 22כ״בStandard1,117
כִּי לֹא הֶאֱמִינוּ בֵּאלֹהִים וְלֹא בָטְחוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתֽוֹ
Because they believed not in God, And trusted not in His salvation.
Verse 23כ״גStandard2,078
וַיְצַו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל וְדַלְתֵי שָׁמַיִם פָּתָֽח
And He commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;
Verse 24כ״דStandard1,620
וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם מָן לֶאֱכֹל וּדְגַן־שָׁמַיִם נָתַן לָֽמוֹ
And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, And gave them of the corn of heaven.
Verse 25כ״הStandard1,627
לֶחֶם אַבִּירִים אָכַל אִישׁ צֵידָה שָׁלַח לָהֶם לָשֹֽׂבַע
Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.
Verse 26כ״וStandard1,345
יַסַּע קָדִים בַּשָּׁמָיִם וַיְנַהֵג בְּעֻזּוֹ תֵימָֽן
He caused the east wind to set forth in heaven; And by His power He brought on the south wind.
Verse 27כ״זStandard1,767
וַיַּמְטֵר עֲלֵיהֶם כֶּעָפָר שְׁאֵר וּֽכְחוֹל יַמִּים עוֹף כָּנָֽף
He caused flesh also to rain upon them as the dust, And winged fowl as the sand of the seas;
Verse 28כ״חStandard1,469
וַיַּפֵּל בְּקֶרֶב מַחֲנֵהוּ סָבִיב לְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו
And He let it fall in the midst of their camp, Round about their dwellings.
Verse 29כ״טStandard1,453
וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׂבְּעוּ מְאֹד וְתַֽאֲוָתָם יָבִא לָהֶֽם
So they did eat, and were well filled; And He gave them that which they craved.
Verse 30ל׳Standard1,439
לֹא־זָרוּ מִתַּאֲוָתָם עוֹד אָכְלָם בְּפִיהֶֽם
They were not estranged from their craving, Their food was yet in their mouths,
Verse 31ל״אStandard2,114
וְאַף אֱלֹהִים עָלָה בָהֶם וַֽיַּהֲרֹג בְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶם וּבַחוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִכְרִֽיעַ
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the lustieth among them, And smote down the young men of Israel.
Verse 32ל״בStandard1,298
בְּכָל־זֹאת חָֽטְאוּ־עוֹד וְלֹֽא־הֶאֱמִינוּ בְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו
For all this they sinned still, And believed not in His wondrous works.
Verse 33ל״גStandard1,056
וַיְכַל־בַּהֶבֶל יְמֵיהֶם וּשְׁנוֹתָם בַּבֶּהָלָֽה
Therefore He ended their days as a breath, And their years in terror.
Verse 34ל״דStandard1,681
אִם־הֲרָגָם וּדְרָשׁוּהוּ וְשָׁבוּ וְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־אֵֽל
When He slew them, then they would inquire after Him, And turn back and seek God earnestly.
Verse 35ל״הStandard978
וַֽיִּזְכְּרוּ כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים צוּרָם וְאֵל עֶלְיוֹן גֹּאֲלָֽם
And they remembered that God was their Rock, And the Most High God their redeemer.
Verse 36ל״וStandard1,165
וַיְפַתּוּהוּ בְּפִיהֶם וּבִלְשׁוֹנָם יְכַזְּבוּ־לֽוֹ
But they beguiled Him with their mouth, And lied unto Him with their tongue.
Verse 37ל״זStandard1,155
וְלִבָּם לֹא־נָכוֹן עִמּוֹ וְלֹא נֶאֶמְנוּ בִּבְרִיתֽוֹ
For their heart was not stedfast with Him, Neither were they faithful in His covenant.
Verse 38ל״חStandard2,956
וְהוּא רַחוּם יְכַפֵּר עָוֺן וְֽלֹא־יַשְׁחִית וְהִרְבָּה לְהָשִׁיב אַפּוֹ וְלֹֽא־יָעִיר כָּל־חֲמָתֽוֹ
But He, being full of compassion, forgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth not; Yea, many a time doth He turn His anger away, And doth not stir up all His wrath.
Verse 39ל״טStandard1,455
וַיִּזְכֹּר כִּי־בָשָׂר הֵמָּה רוּחַ הוֹלֵךְ וְלֹא יָשֽׁוּב
So He remembered that they were but flesh, A wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
Verse 40מ׳Standard1,197
כַּמָּה יַמְרוּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּר יַעֲצִיבוּהוּ בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן
How oft did they rebel against Him in the wilderness, And grieve Him in the desert!
Verse 41מ״אStandard1,867
וַיָּשׁוּבוּ וַיְנַסּוּ אֵל וּקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הִתְווּ
And still again they tried God, And set bounds to the Holy One of Israel.
Verse 42מ״בStandard1,756
לֹא־זָכְרוּ אֶת־יָדוֹ יוֹם אֲֽשֶׁר־פָּדָם מִנִּי־צָֽר
They remembered not His hand, Nor the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.
Verse 43מ״גStandard3,115
אֲשֶׁר־שָׂם בְּמִצְרַיִם אֹֽתוֹתָיו וּמוֹפְתָיו בִּשְׂדֵה־צֹֽעַן
How He set His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan; .
Verse 44מ״דStandard1,417
וַיַּהֲפֹךְ לְדָם יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְנֹזְלֵיהֶם בַּל־יִשְׁתָּיֽוּן
And turned their rivers into blood, So that they could not drink their streams.
Verse 45מ״הStandard2,388
יְשַׁלַּח בָּהֶם עָרֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵם וּצְפַרְדֵּעַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם
He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.
Verse 46מ״וStandard1,069
וַיִּתֵּן לֶחָסִיל יְבוּלָם וִֽיגִיעָם לָאַרְבֶּֽה
He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, And their labour unto the locust.
Verse 47מ״זStandard1,621
יַהֲרֹג בַּבָּרָד גַּפְנָם וְשִׁקְמוֹתָם בַּֽחֲנָמַֽל
He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycamore-trees with frost.
Verse 48מ״חStandard1,748
וַיַּסְגֵּר לַבָּרָד בְּעִירָם וּמִקְנֵיהֶם לָרְשָׁפִֽים
He gave over their cattle also to the hail, And their flocks to fiery bolts.
Verse 49מ״טStandard2,641
יְשַׁלַּח־בָּם חֲרוֹן אַפּוֹ עֶבְרָה וָזַעַם וְצָרָה מִשְׁלַחַת מַלְאֲכֵי רָעִֽים
He sent forth upon them the fierceness of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A sending of messengers of evil.
Verse 50נ׳Standard3,052
יְפַלֵּס נָתִיב לְאַפּוֹ לֹא־חָשַׂךְ מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם לַדֶּבֶר הִסְגִּֽיר
He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence;
Verse 51נ״אStandard1,810
וַיַּךְ כָּל־בְּכוֹר בְּמִצְרָיִם רֵאשִׁית אוֹנִים בְּאָהֳלֵי־חָֽם
And smote all the first-born in Egypt, The first-fruits of their strength in the tents of Ham;
Verse 52נ״בStandard1,079
וַיַּסַּע כַּצֹּאן עַמּוֹ וַֽיְנַהֲגֵם כַּעֵדֶר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר
But He made His own people to go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
Verse 53נ״גStandard919
וַיַּנְחֵם לָבֶטַח וְלֹא פָחָדוּ וְאֶת־אוֹיְבֵיהֶם כִּסָּה הַיָּֽם
And He led them safely, and they feared not; But the sea overwhelmed their enemies.
Verse 54נ״דStandard1,439
וַיְבִיאֵם אֶל־גְּבוּל קָדְשׁוֹ הַר־זֶה קָנְתָה יְמִינֽוֹ
And He brought them to His holy border, To the mountain, which His right hand had gotten.
Verse 55נ״הStandard2,455
וַיְגָרֶשׁ מִפְּנֵיהֶם גּוֹיִם וַֽיַּפִּילֵם בְּחֶבֶל נַחֲלָה וַיַּשְׁכֵּן בְּאָהֳלֵיהֶם שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
He drove out the nations also before them, And allotted them for an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Verse 56נ״וStandard2,126
וַיְנַסּוּ וַיַּמְרוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִים עֶלְיוֹן וְעֵדוֹתָיו לֹא שָׁמָֽרוּ
Yet they tried and provoked God, the Most High, And kept not His testimonies;
Verse 57נ״זStandard1,821
וַיִּסֹּגוּ וַֽיִּבְגְּדוּ כַּאֲבוֹתָם נֶהְפְּכוּ כְּקֶשֶׁת רְמִיָּֽה
But turned back, and dealt treacherously like their fathers; They were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
Verse 58נ״חStandard1,114
וַיַּכְעִיסוּהוּ בְּבָמוֹתָם וּבִפְסִילֵיהֶם יַקְנִיאֽוּהוּ
For they provoked Him with their high places, And moved Him to jealousy with their graven images.
Verse 59נ״טStandard1,889
שָׁמַע אֱלֹהִים וַֽיִּתְעַבָּר וַיִּמְאַס מְאֹד בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
God heard, and was wroth, And He greatly abhorred Israel;
Verse 60ס׳Standard1,524
וַיִּטֹּשׁ מִשְׁכַּן שִׁלוֹ אֹהֶל שִׁכֵּן בָּאָדָֽם
And He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which He had made to dwell among men;
Verse 61ס״אStandard2,290
וַיִּתֵּן לַשְּׁבִי עֻזּוֹ וְֽתִפְאַרְתּוֹ בְיַד־צָֽר
And delivered His strength into captivity, And His glory into the adversary's hand.
Verse 62ס״בStandard1,814
וַיַּסְגֵּר לַחֶרֶב עַמּוֹ וּבְנַחֲלָתוֹ הִתְעַבָּֽר
He gave His people over also unto the sword; And was wroth with His inheritance.
Verse 63ס״גStandard1,557
בַּחוּרָיו אָֽכְלָה־אֵשׁ וּבְתוּלֹתָיו לֹא הוּלָּֽלוּ
Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.
Verse 64ס״דStandard1,530
כֹּהֲנָיו בַּחֶרֶב נָפָלוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה
Their priests fell by the sword; And their widows made no lamentation. .
Verse 65ס״הStandard1,738
וַיִּקַץ כְּיָשֵׁן אֲדֹנָי כְּגִבּוֹר מִתְרוֹנֵן מִיָּֽיִן
Then the Lord awaked as one asleep, Like a mighty man recovering from wine.
Verse 66ס״וStandard1,967
וַיַּךְ־צָרָיו אָחוֹר חֶרְפַּת עוֹלָם נָתַן לָֽמוֹ
And He smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach.
Verse 67ס״זStandard1,202
וַיִּמְאַס בְּאֹהֶל יוֹסֵף וּֽבְשֵׁבֶט אֶפְרַיִם לֹא בָחָֽר
Moreover He abhorred the tent of Joseph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;
Verse 68ס״חStandard2,239
וַיִּבְחַר אֶת־שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה אֶֽת־הַר צִיּוֹן אֲשֶׁר אָהֵֽב
But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which He loved.
Verse 69ס״טStandard1,440
וַיִּבֶן כְּמוֹ־רָמִים מִקְדָּשׁוֹ כְּאֶרֶץ יְסָדָהּ לְעוֹלָֽם
And He built His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He hath founded for ever.
Verse 70ע׳Standard1,131
וַיִּבְחַר בְּדָוִד עַבְדּוֹ וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ מִֽמִּכְלְאֹת צֹֽאן
He chose David also His servant, And took him from the sheepfolds;
Verse 71ע״אStandard2,828
מֵאַחַר עָלוֹת הֱבִיאוֹ לִרְעוֹת בְּיַעֲקֹב עַמּוֹ וּבְיִשְׂרָאֵל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ
From following the ewes that give suck He brought him, To be shepherd over Jacob His people, and Israel His inheritance.
Verse 72ע״בStandard1,922
וַיִּרְעֵם כְּתֹם לְבָבוֹ וּבִתְבוּנוֹת כַּפָּיו יַנְחֵֽם
So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; And lead them by the skilfulness of his hands.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.