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href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/78.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So he ended their lives in failure, their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore their days He consumed in futility, And their years in fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He brought their days to an end in futility, And their years <i>to an end</i> in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So He brought their days to an end in futility And their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So He brought their days to an end in futility, And their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So He brought their days to an end in futility And their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore He consumed their days like a breath [in emptiness and futility] And their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made their days end in futility, their years in sudden disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He made their days end in futility, their years in sudden disaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So he cut their lives short and made them terrified. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He brought their days to an end like a whisper in the wind. He brought their years to an end in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So he ended their days like a breath and their lives with sudden disaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So he made their days end in futility, and their years with sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So He ended their days in futility, and their years in sudden terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So he caused them to die unsatisfied and filled with terror. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore he consumed their days in vanity, and their years in terror. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He consumes their days in vanity, "" And their years in trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He consumeth in vanity their days, And their years in trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will finish their days in vanity, and their years in terror.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And their days were consumed in vanity, and their years in haste. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:33>And their days faded away into vanity, and their years with haste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God ended their days abruptly, their years in sudden death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So he made their days vanish like a breath, and their years in terror.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore their days were spent in emptiness, and their years in impatience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They spent their days in futility and their years in haste.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore He ended their days as a breath, And their years in terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And their days were consumed in vanity, and their years with anxiety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-33.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=9685" 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">32</span>In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: way·ḵal- (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">So He ended</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">their days</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892: ba·he·ḇel (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Or Habel; from habal; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb.">in futility,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·šə·nō·w·ṯām (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">and their years</a> <a href="/hebrew/928.htm" title="928: bab·be·hā·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Dismay, sudden terror or ruin. From bahal; panic, destruction.">in sudden terror.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.…<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="/job/7-16.htm">Job 7:16</a></span><br />I loathe my life! I would not live forever. Leave me alone, for my days are but a breath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1-2</a></span><br />“Man, who is born of woman, is short of days and full of trouble. / Like a flower, he comes forth, then withers away; like a fleeting shadow, he does not endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/21-13.htm">Job 21:13</a></span><br />They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-11.htm">Job 36:11-12</a></span><br />If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. / But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/39-4.htm">Psalm 39:4-5</a></span><br />“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is. / You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Psalm 90:5-10</a></span><br />You sweep them away in their sleep; they are like the new grass of the morning— / in the morning it springs up new, but by evening it fades and withers. / For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Psalm 103:15-16</a></span><br />As for man, his days are like grass—he blooms like a flower of the field; / when the wind passes over, it vanishes, and its place remembers it no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-6.htm">Isaiah 40:6-8</a></span><br />A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field. / The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass. / The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4</a></span><br />“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Ezekiel 20:23-24</a></span><br />However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. / For they did not practice My ordinances, but they rejected My statutes and profaned My Sabbaths, fixing their eyes on the idols of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a></span><br />You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-24.htm">1 Peter 1:24</a></span><br />For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a></span><br />For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-11</a></span><br />Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.</p><p class="hdg">days</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7-9</a></b></br> For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29,35</a></b></br> Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-64.htm">Numbers 26:64,65</a></b></br> But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai… </p><p class="hdg">years</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16-19</a></b></br> Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire <i>shall be</i> to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-6.htm">Job 5:6,7</a></b></br> Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-1.htm">Job 14:1</a></b></br> Man <i>that is</i> born of a woman <i>is</i> of few days, and full of trouble.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/18-8.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/73-20.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/job/7-3.htm">Futility</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/psalms/55-15.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/78-63.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/78-45.htm">Consumeth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/89-44.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Futility</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-25.htm">Sudden</a> <a href="/psalms/91-5.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/psalms/78-49.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Vanish</a> <a href="/psalms/89-47.htm">Vanity</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Wasted</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/78.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/78.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So He ended their days in futility</b><br>This phrase reflects God's judgment on the Israelites during their wilderness wanderings. The futility of their days can be seen as a consequence of their disobedience and lack of faith, as described in the books of Exodus and Numbers. The Israelites' failure to trust in God's promises led to a generation perishing in the desert, unable to enter the Promised Land (<a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Numbers 14:29-35</a>). This futility is a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's guidance and serves as a warning to remain faithful. The concept of futility is echoed in Ecclesiastes, where life apart from God is described as "meaningless" or "vanity."<p><b>and their years in sudden terror</b><br>The sudden terror refers to the various judgments and calamities that befell the Israelites due to their rebellion, such as plagues, enemy attacks, and divine punishments (<a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Numbers 16:31-35, 21</a>:6). These events were often swift and unexpected, emphasizing the seriousness of God's holiness and justice. The terror experienced by the Israelites can be seen as a type of the final judgment, where those who reject God face sudden destruction (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a>). This phrase also serves as a call to repentance, urging believers to live in reverence and obedience to God, avoiding the pitfalls of disbelief and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (He)</a></b><br>The sovereign and just God who judges His people for their disobedience and lack of faith.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, who experienced God's judgment due to their repeated rebellion and unbelief during their wilderness journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_journey.htm">Wilderness Journey</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites wandered in the desert for 40 years after their exodus from Egypt, marked by disobedience and lack of trust in God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>God’s judgment on the Israelites serves as a reminder of the serious consequences of disobedience and unbelief. Just as their days were ended in futility, so too can our lives become unproductive if we turn away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites' experience underscores the importance of remaining faithful to God. Our faithfulness is crucial in avoiding the pitfalls of fear and terror that come from living outside of God’s will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God’s Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>This verse highlights God’s sovereignty and justice. He is patient, but there is a limit to His tolerance of rebellion. Understanding this can lead us to a deeper reverence and commitment to living according to His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_mortality.htm">Reflecting on Our Mortality</a></b><br>The suddenness of terror and the futility of life without God remind us to reflect on our mortality and the importance of living a life that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The history of the Israelites is recorded for our instruction. We should learn from their mistakes and strive to live in obedience and trust in God.<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/how_does_psalm_66_9_address_suffering.htm">How does Psalm 66:9 reconcile the belief that God preserves life with the reality of widespread human suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_global_hunger_if_believers_shouldn't_worry.htm">Matthew 6:25-26: If believers shouldn't worry about food or clothes, how do we explain global hunger and poverty?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_33_9_align_with_evolution.htm">Psalm 33:9 claims God spoke and it came to be; how do we reconcile this with the fossil record and evolutionary timelines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_experience_sadness_and_cry.htm">Can God experience sadness and cry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 33.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.</span> Their faithlessness was punished by their forty years of vain and purposeless wandering in the wilderness, and by the "troubles" that befell them there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-33.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">So He ended</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְכַל־</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḵal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their days</span><br /><span class="heb">יְמֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in futility,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּהֶ֥בֶל</span> <span class="translit">(ba·he·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm">Strong's 1892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their years</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·nō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in sudden terror.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(bab·be·hā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_928.htm">Strong's 928: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dismay, sudden terror or ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:33 Therefore he consumed their days in vanity (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:34" /></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>