Lessons From Israel's Past
1 A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!
1 {Maschil of Asaph.} Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
1 A (a)Maskil of Asaph.(A)Listen, O my people, to my (b)instruction;(B)Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
1 Listen, my people, to my instruction. Hear the words of my mouth.
4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the Lord's praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done.
4 We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.
4 We will (F)not conceal them from their children,But (G)tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,And His strength and His (H)wondrous works that He has done.
4 We must not hide them from their children,but must tell a future generationthe praises of the Lord,His might, and the wonderful worksHe has performed.(E)
4 We will not withhold them from their descendants; we'll declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD his might and awesome deeds that he has performed.
5 He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants,
5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:
5 For He established a (I)testimony in JacobAnd appointed a (J)law in Israel,Which He (K)commanded our fathersThat they should (c)(L)teach them to their children,
5 He established a testimony in Jacoband set up a law in Israel,which He commanded our fathersto teach to their children(F)
5 He established a decree in Jacob, and established the Law in Israel, that he commanded our ancestors to reveal to their children
6 so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them.
6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:
6 (M)That the generation to come might know, even (N)the children yet to be born,That they may arise and (O)tell them to their children,
6 so that a future generation—children yet to be born—might know.They were to rise and tell their children(G)
6 in order that the next generation children yet to be born will know them and in turn teach them to their children.
7 Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands.
7 That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:
7 That they should put their confidence in GodAnd (P)not forget the works of God,But (Q)keep His commandments,
7 so that they might put their confidence in Godand not forget God’s works,but keep His commands.(H)
7 Then they will put their trust in God and they will not forget his awesome deeds. Instead, they will keep his commandments.
8 Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God.
8 And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
8 And (R)not be like their fathers,A (S)stubborn and rebellious generation,A generation that (T)did not (d)prepare its heartAnd whose spirit was not (U)faithful to God.
8 Then they would not be like their fathers,a stubborn and rebellious generation,a generation whose heart was not loyaland whose spirit was not faithful to God.(I)
8 They will not be like the rebellious generation of their ancestors, a rebellious generation, whose heart was not steadfast, and whose spirits were unfaithful to God.
9 The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle.
9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.
9 The sons of Ephraim (e)were (V)archers equipped with bows,Yet (W)they turned back in the day of battle.
9 The descendants of Ephraim were sharp shooters with the bow, but they retreated in the day of battle.
12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.
12 He performed marvelous things in the presence of their ancestors in the land of Egypt in the fields of Zoan.
13 He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap.
13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.
13 He (AC)divided the sea and caused them to pass through,And He made the waters stand (AD)up like a heap.
13 He divided the sea so that they were able to cross; he caused the water to stand in a single location.
19 They insulted God, saying, "Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness?
19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
19 They spoke against God, saying,“Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?
19 They spoke against God by asking, "Is God able to prepare a feast in the desert?
20 Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?"
20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?
20 “Behold, He (AM)struck the rock so that waters gushed out,And streams were overflowing;Can He give bread also?Will He provide (g)(AN)meat for His people?”
20 Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;torrents overflowed.(T)But can He also provide breador furnish meat for His people?”(U)
20 It's true that Moses struck the rock so that water flowed forth and torrents of water gushed out, but is he also able to give bread or to supply meat for his people?"
21 When the Lord heard this, he was furious. A fire broke out against Jacob, and his anger flared up against Israel,
21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;
21 Therefore the Lord heard and (h)was (AO)full of wrath;And a fire was kindled against JacobAnd anger also mounted against Israel,
21 Therefore, the Lord heard and became furious;then fire broke out against Jacob,and anger flared up against Israel(V)
21 Therefore, when the LORD heard this, he was angry, and fire broke out against Jacob. Moreover, his anger flared against Israel,
26 He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind.
26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.
26 He (AU)caused the east wind to blow in the heavensAnd by His (m)power He directed the south wind.
26 He stirred up the east wind in the heavens and drove the south wind by his might.
27 He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores.
27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea:
27 He rained meat on them like dust,and winged birds like the sand of the seas.
27 He caused meat to rain on them like dust and winged birds as the sand of the sea.
30 They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths,
30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
30 Before they had satisfied their desire,while the food was still in their mouths,
30 However, before they had fulfilled their desire, while their food was still in their mouths,
31 when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.
31 The (AY)anger of God rose against themAnd killed (q)some of their (AZ)stoutest ones,And (r)subdued the choice men of Israel.
31 God’s anger flared up against them,and He killed some of their best men.He struck down Israel’s choice young men.(AD)
31 the anger of God flared against them, and he killed the strongest men and humbled Israel's young men.
38 Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.
38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
38 But He, being (BK)compassionate, (t)(BL)forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them;And often He (u)(BM)restrained His angerAnd did not arouse all His wrath.
38 Yet He was compassionate;He atoned for(f) their guiltand did not destroy them.He often turned His anger asideand did not unleash(g) all His wrath.(AK)
38 But he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity and didn't destroy them; He restrained his anger and didn't vent all his wrath.
39 He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return.
39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again.
39 Thus (BN)He remembered that they were but (BO)flesh,A (v)(BP)wind that passes and does not return.
39 For he remembered that they were only flesh, a passing wind that doesn't return.
40 How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert!
40 How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
40 How often they rebelled against Himin the wildernessand grieved Him in the desert.
40 How they rebelled against him in the desert, grieving him in the wilderness!
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.
47 He killed their vines with hailand their sycamore fig trees with a flood.
47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore trees with frost.
49 His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster.
49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.
49 He (CH)sent upon them His burning anger,Fury and indignation and trouble,(z)A band of destroying angels.
49 He sent His burning anger against them:fury, indignation, and calamity—a band of deadly messengers.(h)(AV)
49 He inflicted his burning anger, wrath, indignation, and distress, sending destroying angels among them.
50 He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.
50 He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
50 He leveled a path for His anger;He did not spare their soul from death,But (CI)gave over their life to the plague,
50 He cleared a path for His anger.He did not spare them from deathbut delivered their lives to the plague.(AW)
50 He blazed a path for his anger; he did not stop short from killing them, but handed them over to pestilence.
51 He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham.
51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:
51 And (CJ)smote all the firstborn in Egypt,The (CK)first issue of their virility in the tents of (CL)Ham.
51 He struck every firstborn in Egypt, the first fruits of their manhood in the tents of Ham.
52 Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock.
52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.
52 But He (CM)led forth His own people like sheepAnd guided them in the wilderness (CN)like a flock;
52 Yet he led out his people like sheep, guiding them like a flock in the desert.
54 He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired.
54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased.
54 So (CQ)He brought them to His holy (aa)land,To this (ab)(CR)hill country (CS)which His right hand had gained.
54 He brought the people to the border of his holy mountain, which he acquired by his might.
55 He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down.
55 He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
55 He also (CT)drove out the nations before themAnd (CU)apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.
55 He drove out nations before them.(BC)He apportioned their inheritance by lotand settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.(BD)
55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their tribal inheritance, settling the tribes of Israel in their tents.
56 Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands.
56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
56 Yet they (ac)(CV)tempted and (CW)rebelled against the Most High GodAnd did not keep His testimonies,
56 But they tested the Most High God by rebelling against him, and they did not obey his statutes.
57 They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow.
57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
57 But turned back and (CX)acted treacherously like their fathers;They (CY)turned aside like a treacherous bow.
57 They fell away and were as disloyal as their ancestors. They became unreliable, like a defective bow;
58 They made him angry with their pagan shrines, and made him jealous with their idols.
58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
58 For they (CZ)provoked Him with their (DA)high placesAnd (DB)aroused His jealousy with their (DC)graven images.
58 they angered him with their high places and with their carved images they made him jealous.
60 He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh, the tent where he lived among men.
60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
60 So that He (DF)abandoned the (DG)dwelling place at Shiloh,The tent (ae)which He had pitched among men,
60 He abandoned the tent at Shiloh, the tent that he established among mankind.
67 He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim:
67 He rejected the tent of Josephand did not choose the tribe of Ephraim.
67 He rejected the clan of Joseph; and the tribe of Ephraim he did not choose.
69 He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently.
69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever.
69 He built his sanctuary, high as the heavens, like the earth that he established forever.
71 He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation.
71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
71 From (am)(DV)the care of the (an)ewes (DW)with suckling lambs He brought himTo (DX)shepherd Jacob His people,And Israel (DY)His inheritance.
71 He brought him from tending ewesto be shepherd over His people Jacob—over Israel, His inheritance.(BS)
71 He brought him from birthing sheep to care for Jacob, his people, Israel, his possession.
72 David cared for them with pure motives; he led them with skill.
72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.
72 So he shepherded them according to the (DZ)integrity of his heart,And guided them with his skillful hands.
72 David shepherded them with a devoted heart, and led them with skillful hands. A Psalm of Asaph