Psalms 78:23
And He commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
In Context
22Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in His salvation.
24And He caused manna to rain upon them for food, and gave them of the corn of heaven.
Cross References
Genesis 7:11In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
2 Kings 7:19and that captain answered the man of God, and said: 'Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be?' and he said: 'Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof';
Isaiah 5:6And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned nor hoed, but there shall come up briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
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 →