Psalms 78:9-19

9 The Ephraimites, armed with bows and arrows, ran away on the day of battle.
10 They did not keep their covenant with God; they refused to obey his law.
11 They forgot what he had done, the miracles they had seen him perform.
12 While their ancestors watched, God performed miracles 1 in the plain of Zoan in the land of Egypt.
13 He divided the sea and took them through it; 2 he made the waters stand like walls.
14 By day he led them with a cloud 3 and all night long with the light of a fire.
15 He split rocks open in the desert and gave them water from the depths.
16 He caused a stream to come out of the rock 4 and made water flow like a river.
17 But they continued to sin against God, and in the desert they rebelled against the Most High.
18 They deliberately put God to the test 5 by demanding the food they wanted.
19 They spoke against God and said, "Can God supply food in the desert?

Cross References 5

  • 1. 78.12Exodus 7.8--12.32.
  • 2. 78.13Exodus 14.21, 22.
  • 3. 78.14Exodus 13.21, 22.
  • 4. +278.12-16Wisdom 16.1--19.22.+O+N78.15, 16Exodus 17.1_-7;Numbers 20.2-13.
  • 5. 78.18-31Exodus 16.2-15;Numbers 11.4-23, 31-35.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.