Focused Passage

Psalms 78:12-16

Teaching the Next Generation Through Israel's Rebellion, God's Mercy, and the Chosen Shepherd King

Psalm 78 moves from a summons to teach the coming generation, through a sweeping remembrance of wilderness rebellion, exodus mercy, judgment, and land failure, into God's rejection of Shiloh and Ephraim and His gracious choice of Judah, Zion, and David as shepherd-king.

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12He worked wonders before their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

13He split the sea and brought them through; He set the waters upright like a wall.

14He led them with a cloud by day and with a light of fire all night.

15He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

16He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

He workedעָ֣שָׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularwondersפֶ֑לֶאH6382Noun - masculine singularbeforeנֶ֣גֶדH5048Prepositiontheir fathersאֲ֭בוֹתָםH1Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralin the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof Egyptמִצְרַ֣יִםH4714Noun - proper - feminine singularin the regionשְׂדֵה־H7704Noun - masculine singular constructof Zoanצֹֽעַן׃H6814Noun - proper - feminine singular
Verse 13

Original words

He splitבָּ֣קַעH1234Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe seaיָ֭םH3220Noun - masculine singularand brought them throughוַיַּֽעֲבִירֵ֑םH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralHe setוַֽיַּצֶּב־H5324Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe waters {upright}מַ֥יִםH4325Noun - masculine plurallikeכְּמוֹ־H3644Prepositiona wallנֵֽד׃H5067Noun - masculine singular
Verse 14

Original words

He led themוַיַּנְחֵ֣םH5148Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralwith a cloudבֶּעָנָ֣ןH6051Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularby dayיוֹמָ֑םH3119Adverband with a lightבְּא֣וֹרH216Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof fireאֵֽשׁ׃H784Noun - common singularallוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructnightהַ֝לַּ֗יְלָהH3915Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 15

Original words

He splitיְבַקַּ֣עH1234Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularthe rocksצֻ֭רִיםH6697Noun - masculine pluralin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רH4057Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularand gave [them] drinkוַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְH8248Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularas abundantרַבָּֽה׃H7227Adjective - feminine singularas the seasכִּתְהֹמ֥וֹתH8415Preposition-k | Noun - common plural construct
Verse 16

Original words

He broughtוַיּוֹצִ֣אH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularstreamsנוֹזְלִ֣יםH5140Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralfrom the stoneמִסָּ֑לַעH5553Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand made waterמָֽיִם׃H4325Noun - masculine pluralflow downוַיּ֖וֹרֶדH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularlike riversכַּנְּהָר֣וֹתH5104Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural

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