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he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He turned his anger against them; he did not spare the Egyptians’ lives but ravaged them with the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He made a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave their life over to the plague,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He leveled a path for His anger; He did not spare their souls from death, But turned their lives over to the plague,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He leveled a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave over their life to the plague,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He leveled a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave over their life to the plague,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He leveled a path for His anger; He did not hold back their soul from death, But gave over their life to the plague,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He leveled a path for His anger [to give it free run]; He did not spare their souls from death, But turned over their lives to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cleared a path for His anger. He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God released his anger and slaughtered them in a terrible way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He made a path for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He cleared a path for his anger. He did not spare them. He let the plague take their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He did not restrain his anger or spare their lives, but killed them with a plague. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He blazed a path for his anger; he did not stop short from killing them, but handed them over to pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He cleared a path for His anger; He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He made a path for his anger. He did not spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He made a path for his anger. He didn’t spare their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He ponders a path for His anger, "" He did not keep back their soul from death, "" Indeed, He delivered up their life to the pestilence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will prepare a beaten path for his anger; he spared not their soul from death, and their life he delivered to the word;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He made a way for a path to his anger: he spared not their souls from death, and their cattle he shut up in death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:50>He made way for the path of his anger. He did not spare their souls from death. And he enclosed their beasts of burden in death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He cleared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but delivered their animals to the plague. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death, but gave their lives over to the plague.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He resorted to strong measures; he spared not their souls from death, and gave their cattle over to the pestilence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he breached the evil path and did not spare their souls from death and delivered their animals to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He made a way for his wrath; he spared not their souls from death, but consigned their cattle to death;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-50.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=9797" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">I Will Open My Mouth in Parables</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">49</span>He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity—a band of destroying angels. <span class="reftext">50</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6424.htm" title="6424: yə·p̄al·lês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To weigh, make level. A primitive root; properly, to roll flat, i.e. Prepare; also to revolve, i.e. Weigh.">He cleared</a> <a href="/hebrew/5410.htm" title="5410: nā·ṯîḇ (N-ms) -- Path, pathway. Or nthiybah; or nthibah; from an unused root meaning to tramp; a track.">a path</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: lə·’ap·pōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">for His anger;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm" title="2820: ḥā·śaḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To withhold, refrain. A primitive root; to restrain or Refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also to observe.">spare</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mim·mā·weṯ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">from death</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: his·gîr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">but delivered</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: wə·ḥay·yā·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">their lives</a> <a href="/hebrew/1698.htm" title="1698: lad·de·ḇer (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Pestilence. From dabar; a pestilence.">to the plague.</a> </span><span class="reftext">51</span>He struck all the firstborn of Egypt, the virility in the tents of Ham.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a></span><br />Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-49</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">2 Samuel 24:15-16</a></span><br />So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died. / But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Isaiah 10:25-26</a></span><br />For in just a little while My fury against you will subside, and My anger will turn to their destruction.” / And the LORD of Hosts will brandish a whip against them, as when He struck Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise His staff over the sea, as He did in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-5.htm">Jeremiah 21:5-6</a></span><br />And I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath. / I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8-9</a></span><br />Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Amos 4:10</a></span><br />“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-5.htm">Habakkuk 3:5</a></span><br />Plague went before Him, and fever followed in His steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-15.htm">Revelation 9:15</a></span><br />So the four angels who had been prepared for this hour and day and month and year were released to kill a third of mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/15-1.htm">Revelation 15:1</a></span><br />Then I saw another great and marvelous sign in heaven: seven angels with the seven final plagues, with which the wrath of God is completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-1.htm">Revelation 16:1</a></span><br />Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out on the earth the seven bowls of God’s wrath.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;</p><p class="hdg">made away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-22.htm">Job 27:22</a></b></br> For <i>God</i> shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11</a></b></br> Wherefore, <i>as</i> I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish <i>thee</i>; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-4.htm">Ezekiel 7:4,9</a></b></br> And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">life over to the pestilence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3-6</a></b></br> Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which <i>is</i> in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: <i>there shall be</i> a very grievous murrain… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/78-34.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/74-19.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/77-19.htm">Path</a> <a href="/job/27-15.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-12.htm">Pondereth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-16.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/72-13.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/psalms/78-10.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/78-64.htm">Death</a> <a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-56.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/80-18.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/119-32.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Pestilence</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Plague</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-21.htm">Pondereth</a> <a href="/psalms/103-19.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/psalms/84-2.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/119-88.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-11.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 78</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">An exhortation both to learn and to preach, the law of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-9.htm">The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and disobedient</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, and David.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a>, which recounts Israel's history and their repeated disobedience, this action reflects God's righteous response to sin. The imagery of "clearing a path" suggests removing obstacles to allow His wrath to proceed unhindered. This can be connected to the Exodus narrative, where God’s judgments against Egypt were both a demonstration of His power and a means to deliver His people (Exodus 7-12). Theologically, it underscores the holiness of God, who cannot tolerate sin indefinitely. This concept is echoed in <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a>, where God's wrath is revealed against all ungodliness.<p><b>He did not spare them from death</b><br>This phrase highlights the severity of God's judgment. In the historical context of the plagues in Egypt, God did not spare the Egyptians from the consequences of their actions, particularly Pharaoh's hardened heart (<a href="/exodus/11-4.htm">Exodus 11:4-6</a>). Theologically, it serves as a sobering reminder of the wages of sin (<a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>). The sparing of the Israelites during the Passover, when the blood of the lamb protected them from the angel of death, is a type of Christ, whose sacrifice spares believers from eternal death (<a href="/1_corinthians/5-7.htm">1 Corinthians 5:7</a>).<p><b>but delivered their lives to the plague.</b><br>This part of the verse refers to the specific judgment of the plagues, particularly the final plague of the death of the firstborn (<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a>). The term "delivered" suggests a handing over to judgment, emphasizing God's control over life and death. In a broader biblical context, plagues are often seen as instruments of divine judgment (Revelation 16). Theologically, this reflects the justice of God, who uses such means to bring about repentance and acknowledgment of His sovereignty. The plagues also serve as a foreshadowing of the ultimate deliverance through Christ, who bore the plague of sin on behalf of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His righteous judgment and sovereignty.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's actions, experiencing both His deliverance and His discipline.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the plagues occurred, representing opposition to God's will.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plagues.htm">The Plagues</a></b><br>Specific events used by God to execute judgment and demonstrate His power.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses_and_aaron.htm">Moses and Aaron</a></b><br>Though not mentioned in this specific verse, they were key leaders during the time of the plagues.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_judgment.htm">God's Righteous Judgment</a></b><br>God's actions are always just, even when they involve severe measures like plagues. His holiness demands justice against sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience serves as a warning about the serious consequences of turning away from God. Disobedience leads to judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The plagues demonstrate God's control over creation and His ability to execute His will. Believers can trust in His ultimate authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>While God is just, He is also merciful. Repentance can lead to restoration and protection from judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>Reflecting on past events, like the plagues, helps believers understand God's character and encourages faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_suffer_but_not_grow.htm">If suffering purifies people, why do some suffer terribly and never grow from it?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_threaten_destruction,_not_mercy.htm">Why would God threaten complete destruction (Jeremiah 21:5-6) instead of offering a path to repentance, seeming to contradict earlier scriptures that highlight mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anger_be_sinless_in_psychology_and_bible.htm">Psalm 4:4: Is it realistically possible to experience anger without sin according to modern psychology, and how does this align with biblical teachings elsewhere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_spiritual_stronghold.htm">What defines a spiritual stronghold?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/78.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(50) <span class= "bld">Made a way.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">levelled a path. </span>So Symmachus.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 50.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He made a way to his anger;</span> literally, he <span class="accented">levelled a way for his anger; i.e.</span> made a smooth path for it (Cheyne). <span class="cmt_word">He spared not their soul from death</span>; rather, <span class="accented">held not back their soul. <span class="cmt_word"></span>But gave their life over to the pestilence.</span> This is, undoubtedly, the true meaning, and not "he gave their beasts over to the murrain." Though no "pestilence" is expressly mentioned in <a href="/exodus/12.htm">Exodus 12</a>. as having caused the death of the firstborn, yet pestilence may assuredly have been the means employed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-50.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He cleared</span><br /><span class="heb">יְפַלֵּ֥ס</span> <span class="translit">(yə·p̄al·lês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6424.htm">Strong's 6424: </a> </span><span class="str2">To roll flat, prepare, to revolve, weigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a path</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתִ֗יב</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5410.htm">Strong's 5410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Path, pathway</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for His anger;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַ֫פּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ap·pōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">spare</span><br /><span class="heb">חָשַׂ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·śaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2820.htm">Strong's 2820: </a> </span><span class="str2">To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשָׁ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">from death</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמָּ֣וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but delivered</span><br /><span class="heb">הִסְגִּֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(his·gîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their lives</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝חַיָּתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥay·yā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the plague.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַדֶּ֥בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(lad·de·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1698.htm">Strong's 1698: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pestilence</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-50.htm">Psalm 78:50 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-50.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:50 He made a path for his anger (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-49.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:49"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:49" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-51.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:51"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:51" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>