OET PSA chapter 78

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78:1 The teaching of God of his people

The song[fn] of Asap.

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78:0 In Hebrew, “maskil” is perhaps the name of this class of song.

78:55: Josh 11:16-23.

78:60: Josh 18:1; Jer 7:12-14; 26:6.

78 A _poem of_ʼĀşāf[fn] hear people_my teaching_my incline ears_your _all’s to_words mouth_my.
2 I _will _open in/on/at/with_parable mouth_my I _will _pour _forth riddles from antiquity.
3 Which we _have _heard and_known_them and_fathers_our they _have _recounted to/for_us.
4 Not we _will _hide from_children_their to_generation later [we _will]_recount the _praises of_YHWH and_might_his and_wonders_his which he _has _done.
5 And_established a _transcript in/on/at/with_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_law he _appointed in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) which he _commanded DOM fathers_our to_teach_them to_children_their.
6 So _that they _may _know a _generation later children [who]_they _will _be _born they _will _arise and_tell to_children_their.
7 And_put in/on/at/with_god confidence_their and_not they _will _forget the _deeds of _god and_commandments_his they _will _observe.
8 And_not they _will _be like_fathers_their a _generation stubborn and_rebellious a _generation [which]_not it _directed his/its_heart and_not it _was _faithful with god his/its_breath/wind/spirit.
9 The _people of _ʼEfrayim [were]_equipped of _shooters of _a _bow they _turned _back in/on_day of _battle.
10 Not they _kept the _covenant of _god and_in/on/at/with_law_his they _refused to_walk.
11 And_forgot deeds_he and_wonders_his which shown_them.
12 Before fathers_their he _did wonder[s] in_land of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) the _region of _Zoan.
13 He _split _open [the]_sea and_pass _through_them and_stand [the]_waters like a _heap.
14 And_led_them in/on/at/with_cloud by _day and_all the_night in/on/at/with_light of _a _fire.
15 He _split _open rocks in/on/at/with_wilderness and_gave _drink as_depths much.
16 And_brought _out streams of_rock and_flow _down like _the_rivers water.
17 And_more again[fn] to_sin to_him/it by_rebelling the _Most _High in/on/at/with_wilderness.
18 And_tested god in/on/at/with_heart_their by_demanding food for_craved_they.
19 And_they _spoke in/on/at/with_god they _said can god to_spread a _table in/on/at/with_wilderness.
20 There he _struck a _rock and_gushed _out waters and_streams they _overflowed also food is _he _able to _give or will _he _prepare meat for_people_his.
21 For_so/thus/hence he _heard YHWH and_very _angry and_fire it _was _kindled in/on/at/with_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_also anger it _went _up in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
22 If/because not they _trusted in/on/at/with_god and_not they _trusted in/on/at/with_salvation_his.
23 And_he/it _commanded clouds at_above and_doors of _heaven he _opened.
24 And_rained _down on_them manna to_eat and_grain of _heaven he _gave them_them.
25 bread of _mighty _[ones] he _ate everyone provision[s] he _sent to/for_them in_abundance.
26 He _led _out an _east _wind in/on/at/with_heavens and_drove in/on/at/with_power_his a _south _wind.
27 And_rained on_them like _the_dust meat and_like_sand of _[the]_seas bird[s] of _wing.
28 And_he/it _made _fall/lie _down in/on/at/with_midst camp_their around about_dwellings_their.
29 And_ate and_filled exceedingly and_what _craved_they he _brought to/for_them.
30 Not they _had _become _estranged from_craving_their still food_their in/on/at/with_mouths_their.
31 And_anger of _god it _went _up in/among_them and_killed in/on/at/with_strongest_them and_young _men of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) he _made _bow _down.
32 In_all this they _sinned again and_not they _believed in/on/at/with_wonders_his.
33 And_they _were _ended/finished in/on/at/with_futility days_their and_years_their in/on/at/with_terror.
34 If killed_them and_sought_him and_repented and_sought _earnestly god.
35 And_remembered if/because _that god rock_their and_god Most _High redeemer_their.
36 And_deceived_him in/on/at/with_mouths_their and_in/on/at/with_tongues_their they _lied to_him/it.
37 And_heart_their not [was]_steadfast with_him/it and_not they _were _faithful in/on/at/with_covenant_his.
38 And_he [was]_compassionate he _atoned _for iniquity and_not he _destroyed _[them] and_often to_restrained anger_his and_not he _stirred _up all severe _anger_his.
39 And_remembered if/because _that [were]_flesh they a _wind [which]_goes and_not it _returns.
40 As_the _how rebelled _against_him in/on/at/with_wilderness grieved_him in/on/at/with_wilderness.
41 And_again _and _again and_tested god and_holy of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _pained.
[fn] 42 not they _remembered DOM his/its_hand [the]_day when redeemed_them from [the]_foe.
43 When he _performed in/on/at/with_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) signs_his and_wonders_his in/on/at/with_region of _Zoan.
44 And_turned to_blood rivers_their and_streams_their not drink.
45 He _sent (is)_in_them a _swarm _of _flies and_devoured_them and_frogs and_destroyed_them.
46 And_he/it _gave to _the_caterpillar crops_their and_fruit _of _labour_their to _the_locust.
47 He _killed in/on/at/with_hail vines_their and_sycamore _trees_their in/on/at/with_frost.
48 And_gave _over to _the_hail cattle_their and_livestock_their to _the_lightning _bolts.
49 He _sent in/on/at/with_them the _burning anger_his fury and_indignation and_trouble a _deputation of _angels of _calamities.
50 He _made _level a _path for_anger_his not he _kept _back from_death soul_their and_lives_their to _the_plague he _delivered _up.
51 And_struck _down every firstborn in/on/at/with_Miʦrayim [the]_beginning of _generative _power(s) in/on/at/with_tents of _Ham.
52 And_led _out like _the_sheep people_his and_guided_them like _a_flock in/on/at/with_wilderness.
53 And_led_them in_safety and_not they _were _afraid and_DOM enemies_their it _covered the_sea.
54 And_he/it _brought_them to the _territory holy_his [the]_mountain which it _had _acquired right _hand_his.
55 And_he/it _drove _out from_their_face/front nations and_apportioned_them in/on/at/with_lot an _inheritance and_he/it _made _stay/reside in/on/at/with_tents_their the _tribes of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
56 And_tested and_rebelled _against DOM god Most _High and_decrees_his not they _kept.
57 And_turned _away and_faithless like_fathers_their they _changed like_bow of _deceit.
58 And_provoked _toanger_him in/on/at/with_high _places_their and_in/on/at/with_idols_their aroused _jealousy_his.
59 He _heard god and_very _angry and_rejected exceedingly in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
60 And_abandoned the _tabernacle of _Shiloh [the]_tent [which]_he _had _pitched in/on/at/with_men.
61 And_he/it _gave to _the_captivity strength_his and_splendor_his in/on/at/with_hand of _[the]_foe.
62 And_gave _over to _the_sword people_his and_in/on/at/with_inheritance_his he _was _furious.
63 Young _men_his it _consumed fire and_young _women_his not they _were _praised.
64 Priests_his in/on/at/with_sword they _fell and_widows_their not they _wept.
65 And_awoke as_sleep my_master like_warrior overcome of_wine.
66 And_beat adversaries_his backwards a _reproach of _perpetuity he _gave them_them.
67 And_rejected in/on/at/with_tent of _Yōşēf/(Joseph) and_in/on/at/with_tribe of _ʼEfrayim not he _chose.
68 And_chose DOM the _tribe of _Yəhūdāh/(Judah) DOM the _mountain of _Tsiyyōn/(Zion) which he _loved.
69 And_he/it _built like [the]_high _[things] sanctuary_his like_earth established_that to_forever.
70 And_chose in/on/at/with_Dāvid servant_his and_took_him from_pens of _sheep.
71 From_following nursing _[ewes] brought_him to_shepherd in/on/at/with_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) people_his and_in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) inheritance_his.
72 And_shepherded_them with_integrity heart_his and_in/on/at/with_skillful hands_his guided_them.

78:1 Note: KJB: Ps.78.1

78:17 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

78:41 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

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