Psalms 78:40
How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
In Context
41Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:7Keep well in mind how you made the Lord your God angry in the waste land; from the day when you went out of Egypt till you came to this place, you have gone against the orders of the Lord.
Psalms 78:8And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.
Psalms 95:8Let not your hearts be hard, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the waste land;
Psalms 107:11Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:
Isaiah 63:10But they went against him, causing grief to his holy spirit: so he was turned against them, and made war on them.
Hebrews 3:15As it is said, Today if you will let his voice come to your ears, be not hard of heart, as when you made him angry.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 78:10-40
Wonders Wrought in Behalf of Israel; The Crimes of the Israelites; 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law; 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had showed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap. 14 In the daytime… Read the whole commentary →