Psalms 78:40
How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness 1 and grieved him in the barren regions! 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
In Context
39He called to mind that they were made of flesh, 1 a wind that passes away and does not return. 1
41Again and again they challenged God 1 and offended the Holy One of Israel. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 9:7Remember and do not forget how you provoked Yahweh your God to anger in the wilderness; from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against Yahweh.
Psalms 78:8Then they would not be like their ancestors, 1 who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, 1 a generation whose hearts were not right, 1 and whose spirits were not committed and faithful to God. 1
Psalms 95:8“Do not harden your heart, as at Meribah, 1 or as on the day of Massah in the wilderness, 1
Psalms 107:11This was because they had rebelled against God's word 1 and rejected the instruction of the Most High. 1
Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. 1 So he became their enemy and fought against them. 1
Hebrews 3:15About this it has been said, 1 “Today, if you hear his voice, 1 do not harden your hearts, 1 as in the rebellion.”
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 →