Psa 78:43-68 | NASB1995 | STEP | When He performed His signs in Egypt And His marvels in the field of Zoan ,

Psalms 78:43-68

43 When He performed His ^asigns in Egypt
And His ^bmarvels in the field of Zoan,
44 And ^cturned their rivers to blood,
And their streams, they could not drink.
45 He sent among them swarms of ^dflies which devoured them,
And ^efrogs which destroyed them.
46 He gave also their crops to the ^fgrasshopper
And the product of their labor to the ^glocust.
47 He ^{▼▼ Lit was killing}destroyed their vines with ⁱhailstones
And their sycamore trees with frost.
48 He gave over their ^jcattle also to the hailstones
And their herds to bolts of lightning.
49 He ^ksent upon them His burning anger,
Fury and indignation and trouble,
^{▼▼ Lit A deputation of angels of evil}A band of destroying angels.
50 He leveled a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But ^mgave over their life to the plague,
51 And ⁿsmote all the firstborn in Egypt,
The ^ofirst issue of their virility in the tents of ^pHam.
52 But He ^qled forth His own people like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness ^rlike a flock;
53 He led them ^ssafely, so that they did not fear;
But ^tthe sea engulfed their enemies.

54 So ^uHe brought them to His holy ^{▼▼ Lit border, territory}land,
To this ^{▼▼ Or mountain
,} ^xhill country ^ywhich His right hand had gained.
55 He also ^zdrove out the nations before them
And ^aaapportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
56 Yet they ^{▼▼ Or put to the test
,} ^actempted and ^adrebelled against the Most High God
And did not keep His testimonies,
57 But turned back and ^aeacted treacherously like their fathers;
They ^afturned aside like a treacherous bow.
58 For they ^agprovoked Him with their ^ahhigh places
And ^aiaroused His jealousy with their ^ajgraven images.
59 When God heard, He ^{▼▼ Or became infuriated}was filled with ^alwrath
And greatly ^amabhorred Israel;
60 So that He ^anabandoned the ^aodwelling place at Shiloh,
The tent ^{▼▼ Some ancient versions read where He dwelt}which He had pitched among men,
61 And gave up His ^aqstrength to captivity
And His glory ^arinto the hand of the adversary.
62 He also ^asdelivered His people to the sword,
And ^{▼▼ Or became infuriated}was filled with wrath at His inheritance.
63 ^auFire devoured ^{▼▼ Or their}His young men,
And ^{▼▼ Or their}His ^axvirgins had no wedding songs.
64 ^{▼▼ Or their}His ^azpriests fell by the sword,
And ^{▼▼ Or their}His ^bbwidows could not weep.

65 Then the Lord ^bcawoke as if from sleep,
Like a ^bdwarrior ^{▼▼ Or sobered up from}overcome by wine.
66 He ^{▼▼ Lit smote
,} ^bgdrove His adversaries backward;
He put on them an everlasting reproach.
67 He also ^bhrejected the tent of Joseph,
And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim,
68 But chose the tribe of Judah,
Mount ^biZion which He loved.