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The fire of his wrath burned against Jacob. Yes, his anger rose against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of wrath; a fire was kindled against Jacob; his anger rose against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard <i>this</i>, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard <i>this</i> and was furious; So a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also came up against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard and was full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also mounted against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard and was full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob And anger also mounted against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard and was full of wrath, And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also mounted against Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore Yahweh heard and was full of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob And anger also mounted against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, when the LORD heard, He was full of wrath; A fire was kindled against Jacob, And His anger mounted up against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, the LORD heard and became furious; then fire broke out against Jacob, and anger flared up against Israel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore, the LORD heard and became furious; then fire broke out against Jacob, and anger flared up against Israel <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore Jehovah heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the LORD heard this, he was angry and furious with Jacob's descendants, the people of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard, and was wroth: and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also went up against Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the LORD heard this, he became furious. His fire burned against Jacob and his anger flared up at Israel<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so the LORD was angry when he heard them; he attacked his people with fire, and his anger against them grew, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, when the LORD heard this, he was angry, and fire broke out against Jacob. Moreover, his anger flared against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the LORD heard this, he was furious. A fire broke out against Jacob, and his anger flared up against Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore Yahweh heard, and was angry. A fire was kindled against Jacob, anger also went up against Israel, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore YHWH has heard, "" And He shows Himself angry, "" And fire has been kindled against Jacob, "" And anger has also gone up against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore hath Jehovah heard, And He sheweth Himself wroth, And fire hath been kindled against Jacob, And anger also hath gone up against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this Jehovah heard and he will overflow, and a fire was kindled in Jacob, and also anger came up upon Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord heard, and was angry: and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and wrath came up against Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:21>Therefore, the Lord heard, and he was dismayed, and a fire was kindled within Jacob, and an anger ascended into Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD heard and grew angry; fire blazed up against Jacob; anger flared up against Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, when the LORD heard, he was full of rage; a fire was kindled against Jacob, his anger mounted against Israel,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard this and was angered; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, LORD JEHOVAH heard and he was angry, and a fire seized upon Jacob, also wrath came up in Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD heard, and was wroth; And a fire was kindled against Jacob, And anger also went up against Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord heard, and was provoked: and fire was kindled in Jacob, and wrath went up against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-21.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=9609" 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">20</span>When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·yiṯ·‘ab·bār (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and was filled with wrath;</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: wə·’êš (Conj-w:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">so a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/5400.htm" title="5400: niś·śə·qāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To catch fire. A primitive root; to catch fire.">was kindled</a> <a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ḇə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">against Jacob,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap̄ (N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">His anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">flared</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">against Israel,</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation.…<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="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1-3</a></span><br />Soon the people began to complain about their hardship in the hearing of the LORD, and when He heard them, His anger was kindled, and fire from the LORD blazed among them and consumed the outskirts of the camp. / And the people cried out to Moses, and he prayed to the LORD, and the fire died down. / So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the LORD had burned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Numbers 11:33-34</a></span><br />But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague. / So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/9-22.htm">Deuteronomy 9:22</a></span><br />You continued to provoke the LORD at Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-2.htm">Exodus 16:2-3</a></span><br />And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron. / “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/17-2.htm">Exodus 17:2-7</a></span><br />So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?” / But the people thirsted for water there, and they grumbled against Moses: “Why have you brought us out of Egypt—to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?” / Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11-12</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them? / I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-12.htm">Numbers 20:12</a></span><br />But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land that I have given them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Deuteronomy 1:34-35</a></span><br />When the LORD heard your words, He grew angry and swore an oath, saying, / “Not one of the men of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your fathers,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Isaiah 5:25</a></span><br />Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a></span><br />For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-2.htm">Hebrews 4:2-3</a></span><br />For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it. / Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-6</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-9.htm">1 Corinthians 10:9-11</a></span><br />We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. / And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. / Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;</p><p class="hdg">the Lord</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Psalm 78:31</a></b></br> The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen <i>men</i> of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-10.htm">Numbers 11:10</a></b></br> Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5,11</a></b></br> But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness… </p><p class="hdg">a fire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1-3</a></b></br> And <i>when</i> the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard <i>it</i>; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed <i>them that were</i> in the uttermost parts of the camp… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Deuteronomy 32:22</a></b></br> For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></b></br> For our God <i>is</i> a consuming fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/76-7.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/78-14.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/39-3.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/psalms/76-9.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/37-21.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/psalms/77-9.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/psalms/18-7.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/80-12.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/psalms/78-63.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Kindled</a> <a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/psalms/107-26.htm">Mounted</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">Wroth</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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The context of <a href="/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a> is a recounting of Israel's history, particularly their repeated disobedience and lack of faith despite God's miraculous works. The "wrath" of God is a response to Israel's rebellion and ingratitude. Biblically, God's wrath is not arbitrary but a just response to sin (<a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a>). This reflects the covenant relationship where God expects obedience and faithfulness from His people (Deuteronomy 28).<p><b>so a fire was kindled against Jacob,</b><br>The imagery of fire represents God's judgment and purification. In the wilderness, God manifested His presence as a pillar of fire (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>), but here, fire symbolizes His anger. "Jacob" refers to the nation of Israel, descended from Jacob, highlighting their identity and covenantal history. The use of "Jacob" instead of "Israel" can emphasize their human frailty and tendency to sin, as Jacob was known for his struggles and transformation (<a href="/genesis/32-28.htm">Genesis 32:28</a>).<p><b>and His anger flared against Israel,</b><br>This phrase reiterates the intensity of God's displeasure. "Israel" is used to denote the collective people of God, emphasizing their role as His chosen nation (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). The historical context includes Israel's frequent idolatry and failure to trust God, as seen in the wilderness wanderings (<a href="/numbers/14-11.htm">Numbers 14:11</a>). Theologically, this reflects the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance. It also foreshadows the ultimate need for a savior, fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who bears God's wrath on behalf of humanity (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is portrayed as just and righteous, responding to the disobedience of His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>Represents the nation of Israel, as Jacob was the patriarch whose descendants became the twelve tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were delivered from Egypt but often fell into disobedience and unbelief.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/f/fire.htm">Fire</a></b><br>Symbolizes God's judgment and wrath, often used in the Old Testament to depict divine retribution.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/wrath_of_god.htm">Wrath of God</a></b><br>A response to the people's lack of faith and rebellion, highlighting God's holiness and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_justice.htm">God's Holiness and Justice</a></b><br>God's response to sin is rooted in His holy nature. He cannot tolerate rebellion and unbelief, which should lead us to a reverent fear of the Lord.<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 that disobedience and lack of faith have serious consequences. We must strive to live in obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a></b><br>Faith is crucial in our relationship with God. The Israelites' failure to trust God led to His wrath. We are called to trust in God's provision and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The history of Israel is recorded for our instruction. We should learn from their mistakes and seek to live lives that are pleasing to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_patience_and_mercy.htm">God's Patience and Mercy</a></b><br>Despite His anger, God is patient and merciful, providing opportunities for repentance and restoration. We should be grateful for His grace and seek to align our lives with His will.<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_106_align_with_full_conquest.htm">Psalm 106:34-35 suggests Israel did not fully conquer or destroy surrounding nations--how does this align with biblical passages that claim they subdued the land completely?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_kings_fall_if_'not_be_moved'.htm">Psalm 21:7: If the king indeed 'shall not be moved,' how do we explain other biblical accounts where kings of Israel fell from power or faced defeat?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_82_1_fit_with_deut._6_4.htm">How can a 'divine council' (Psalm 82:1) fit with passages claiming there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_favor_israel_over_others.htm">If all humans are equal, why does God show favoritism to Israel over other nations?</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>(21) See references in margin.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore the Lord heard</span> this. Though these might be unspoken thoughts, yet God would "hear" them, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> be aware of them; for "he knoweth the very secrets of the heart." <span class="cmt_word">And was wroth</span> (comp. vers. 59, 62; <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Deuteronomy 3:26</a>). <span class="cmt_word">So a fire was kindled against Jacob.</span> Not a material fire, as in <a href="/leviticus/10-2.htm">Leviticus 10:2</a>; <a href="/numbers/11-1.htm">Numbers 11:1-3</a>; and Numbers 16:35; but the fire of God's displeasure. <span class="cmt_word">And anger also came up against Israel</span> (comp. vers. 30, 31; <a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Numbers 11:33</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-21.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">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֤ן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and was full of wrath;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·‘ab·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pass over, through, or by, pass on</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭אֵשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was kindled</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְּׂקָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(niś·śə·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5400.htm">Strong's 5400: </a> </span><span class="str2">To catch fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Jacob,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיַעֲקֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝֗ף</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - 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">flared</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-21.htm">Psalm 78:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:21 Therefore Yahweh heard and was angry (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:22" /></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>