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he rejected Israel completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When God heard them, he was very angry, and he completely rejected Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When God heard <i>this</i>, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When God heard <i>this,</i> He was furious, And greatly abhorred Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When God heard <i>them,</i> He was filled with wrath And He utterly rejected Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When God heard, He was filled with wrath And greatly abhorred Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />When God heard, He was filled with wrath, And greatly abhorred Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />God heard and was filled with wrath And greatly rejected Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When God heard this, He was filled with [righteous] wrath; And utterly rejected Israel, [greatly hating her ways],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God heard and became furious; he completely rejected Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God heard and became furious; He completely rejected Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When God heard this, he was wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So God became furious and completely rejected 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 />When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When God heard, he became furious. He completely rejected Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God was angry when he saw it, so he rejected his people completely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God heard and became furious, and he completely rejected Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On hearing it, God was furious and rejected Israel completely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When God heard this, he was angry, and greatly abhorred Israel, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />God has heard, and shows Himself angry. And kicks exceedingly against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> God hath heard, and sheweth Himself wroth. And kicketh exceedingly against Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />God heard and he will overflow, and he will greatly contemn in Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />God heard, and despised them, and he reduced Israel exceedingly as it were to nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:59>God listened, and he spurned them, and he reduced Israel greatly, almost to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God heard and grew angry; he rejected Israel completely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When God heard, he was full of wrath, and he utterly rejected Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And God heard and was provoked and was very angry against Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />God heard, and was wroth, And He greatly abhorred Israel;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />God heard and lightly regarded <i>them</i>, and greatly despised Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-59.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=9859" 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">58</span>They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. <span class="reftext">59</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·ma‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">On hearing it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</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.">was furious</a> <a href="/hebrew/3988.htm" title="3988: way·yim·’as (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To spurn, to disappear. A primitive root; to spurn; also to disappear.">and rejected</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·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.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">completely.</a> </span><span class="reftext">60</span>He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.…<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="/judges/2-12.htm">Judges 2:12-14</a></span><br />Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. / Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them into the hands of those who plundered them. He sold them into the hands of their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-19.htm">Deuteronomy 32:19-21</a></span><br />When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters. / He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness. / They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-29.htm">Jeremiah 7:29-31</a></span><br />Cut off your hair and throw it away. Raise up a lamentation on the barren heights, for the LORD has rejected and forsaken the generation of His wrath.’ / For the people of Judah have done evil in My sight, declares the LORD. They have set up their abominations in the house that bears My Name, and so have defiled it. / They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben-hinnom so they could burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I never commanded, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Ezekiel 8:18</a></span><br />Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-15.htm">Hosea 9:15</a></span><br />All their evil appears at Gilgal, for there I hated them. I will drive them from My house for the wickedness of their deeds. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-18.htm">1 Samuel 28:18</a></span><br />Because you did not obey the LORD or carry out His burning anger against Amalek, the LORD has done this to you today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-6.htm">Lamentations 2:6-7</a></span><br />He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest. / The Lord has rejected His altar; He has abandoned His sanctuary; He has delivered the walls of her palaces into the hand of the enemy. They have raised a shout in the house of the LORD as on the day of an appointed feast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-14</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-10.htm">Hebrews 3:10-11</a></span><br />Therefore I was angry with that generation, and I said, ‘Their hearts are always going astray, and they have not known My ways.’ / So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’”<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="/revelation/2-4.htm">Revelation 2:4-5</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. / Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-4.htm">Psalm 11:4</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne <i>is</i> in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Psalm 14:2-5</a></b></br> The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, <i>and</i> seek God… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20,21</a></b></br> And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; … </p><p class="hdg">greatly</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-40.htm">Psalm 106:40</a></b></br> Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-23.htm">Leviticus 20:23</a></b></br> And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation, which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things, and therefore I abhorred them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Leviticus 26:44</a></b></br> And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I <i>am</i> the LORD their God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/22-24.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/psalms/68-3.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/78-38.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/78-31.htm">God's</a> <a href="/psalms/78-29.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">Kicketh</a> <a href="/psalms/74-1.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/psalms/78-21.htm">Wroth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Abhorred</a> <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/psalms/88-17.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/psalms/96-4.htm">Exceedingly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/80-10.htm">God's</a> <a href="/psalms/89-7.htm">Greatly</a> <a href="/psalms/81-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/78-71.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Kicketh</a> <a href="/psalms/78-67.htm">Rejected</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Sheweth</a> <a href="/psalms/89-33.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/psalms/78-62.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/psalms/78-62.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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Throughout <a href="/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a>, the psalmist recounts the history of Israel's rebellion and disobedience despite God's continuous provision and miracles. The "it" in this context includes the Israelites' idolatry, lack of faith, and repeated testing of God. This reflects a pattern seen throughout the Old Testament, where God hears the cries, complaints, or sins of His people and responds accordingly. The concept of God hearing is significant, as it underscores His attentiveness to human actions and prayers, as seen in <a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a> when God hears the groaning of the Israelites in Egypt.<p><b>God was furious</b><br>The anger of God is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often depicted as a response to sin and disobedience. God's fury is not arbitrary but is a righteous response to the covenant violations by His people. This divine anger is consistent with His holiness and justice. In <a href="/deuteronomy/9-8.htm">Deuteronomy 9:8</a>, Moses reminds the Israelites of how they provoked the Lord to wrath at Horeb. God's fury is also a demonstration of His love, as it seeks to correct and bring His people back to righteousness, similar to a father's discipline of his children (<a href="/hebrews/12-6.htm">Hebrews 12:6</a>).<p><b>and rejected Israel completely</b><br>This phrase indicates a severe consequence of Israel's persistent rebellion. The rejection is not necessarily permanent but serves as a warning and a call to repentance. Historically, this rejection can be seen in events such as the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were removed from their land due to their unfaithfulness. Theologically, this rejection points to the seriousness of covenant unfaithfulness. However, it also foreshadows the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, where the ultimate rejection and acceptance are fulfilled. In <a href="/romans/11.htm">Romans 11:1-2</a>, Paul discusses how God has not rejected His people entirely, emphasizing the remnant chosen by grace. This rejection serves as a backdrop for the eventual inclusion of the Gentiles and the establishment of the Church, highlighting God's redemptive plan through Christ.<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, God is depicted as being deeply displeased with Israel's actions. His response is one of righteous anger and rejection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, Israel is the subject of His anger due to their repeated disobedience and idolatry, as recounted in the preceding verses of <a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalm_78.htm">Psalm 78</a></b><br>A historical psalm that recounts the repeated failures of Israel to remain faithful to God, despite His continual provision and miracles.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is not arbitrary but a response to sin and disobedience. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rejection.htm">The Consequences of Rejection</a></b><br>Israel's rejection by God highlights the severe consequences of persistent disobedience. It calls believers to examine their own lives for areas of unfaithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a></b><br>This verse underscores the importance of remaining faithful to God, learning from Israel's mistakes to avoid similar pitfalls.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While God's anger is justified, His desire is for repentance and restoration. Believers are encouraged to seek forgiveness and return to God wholeheartedly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_lessons_for_modern_believers.htm">Historical Lessons for Modern Believers</a></b><br>The historical recounting in <a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a> serves as a lesson for contemporary Christians to trust in God's provision and remain steadfast in faith.<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/is_divine_punishment_in_psalm_78_at_odds_with_a_loving_god.htm">Does the repeated theme of divine punishment in Psalm 78 conflict with the concept of a loving God found in other biblical passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_paul_misquote_psalms_in_romans.htm">If the Bible is divinely inspired, why does Paul misquote the Old Testament (Romans 3:10-18 vs. Psalms)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_poverty_persist_despite_psalm_113.htm">(Psalm 113:7-8) Despite the claim that God 'raises the poor' and seats them 'with princes,' how do we explain the ongoing existence of poverty with little evidence of divine intervention?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_exalt_israel's_horn,_not_others.htm">Why is God said to exalt 'the horn of his people' only for Israel, excluding other nations? (Psalm 148:14)</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 59.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When God heard this, he was wroth</span> (comp. above, ver. 21). <span class="cmt_word">And greatly abhorred Israel</span>. Not Israel, as distinct from Judah, but Israel in the broadest sense, the entire nation, as in ver. 55. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-59.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">On hearing it,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣ע</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">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֭לֹהִים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was furious</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑ר</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">and rejected</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמְאַ֥ס</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·’as)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3988.htm">Strong's 3988: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spurn, to disappear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·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 /><br /><span class="word">completely.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝אֹ֗ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-59.htm">Psalm 78:59 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-59.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:59 When God heard this he was angry (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-58.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:58"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:58" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-60.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:60"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:60" /></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>