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he opened the doors of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the skies above and opened the doors of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet He had commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above, And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet He commanded the skies above And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds from above And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But God gave a command to the clouds, and he opened the doors in the skies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In spite of that, he commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But he spoke to the sky above and commanded its doors to open; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the skies above and the doors of the heavens to open,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven. <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 commands clouds from above, "" Indeed, He has opened doors of the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he commanded the clouds from above, and he opened the doors of the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:23>And he commanded the clouds from above, and he opened the doors of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So he commanded the clouds above; and opened the doors of heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Though he had commanded the clouds from above and opened the doors of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he commanded the clouds from above and the doors of Heaven were open.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And He commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Yet he commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-23.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=9625" 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">22</span>because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation. <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: way·ṣaw (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">Yet He commanded</a> <a href="/hebrew/7834.htm" title="7834: šə·ḥā·qîm (N-mp) -- Dust, cloud. From shachaq; a powder: by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament.">the clouds</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: mim·mā·‘al (Prep-m:: Adv) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">above</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: pā·ṯāḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">and opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: wə·ḏal·ṯê (Conj-w:: N-fdc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: šā·ma·yim (N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of the heavens.</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>He rained down manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven.…<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/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-15.htm">Nehemiah 9:15</a></span><br />In their hunger You gave them bread from heaven; in their thirst You brought them water from the rock. You told them to go in and possess the land that You had sworn to give them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-31.htm">John 6:31-33</a></span><br />Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’” / Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. / For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-14.htm">Exodus 16:14-15</a></span><br />When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. / When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-7.htm">Numbers 11:7-9</a></span><br />Now the manna resembled coriander seed, and its appearance was like that of gum resin. / The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil. / When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-49.htm">John 6:49-51</a></span><br />Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. / This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that anyone may eat of it and not die. / I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Psalm 105:40</a></span><br />They asked, and He brought quail and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-3.htm">1 Corinthians 10:3</a></span><br />They all ate the same spiritual food<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-35.htm">Exodus 16:35</a></span><br />The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-3.htm">Deuteronomy 8:3</a></span><br />He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-58.htm">John 6:58</a></span><br />This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-17.htm">Revelation 2:17</a></span><br />He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-31.htm">Exodus 16:31</a></span><br />Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a></span><br />Give us this day our daily bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-26.htm">John 6:26-27</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. / Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,</p><p class="hdg">though</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Psalm 33:9</a></b></br> For he spake, and it was <i>done</i>; he commanded, and it stood fast.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></b></br> And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.</p><p class="hdg">opened</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a></b></br> In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2,19</a></b></br> Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, <i>if</i> the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see <i>it</i> with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></b></br> Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that <i>there shall</i> not <i>be room</i> enough <i>to receive it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/71-3.htm">Command</a> <a href="/psalms/78-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/42-8.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-6.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/psalms/77-18.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/76-8.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Open</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/psalms/50-23.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Skies</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/97-2.htm">Clouds</a> <a href="/psalms/91-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/psalms/107-25.htm">Commandeth</a> <a href="/psalms/87-2.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/psalms/78-35.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/81-10.htm">Open</a> <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/psalms/89-31.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/89-6.htm">Skies</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>Yet He commanded the clouds above</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereign power over creation. In the biblical context, clouds often symbolize God's presence and divine intervention (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21</a>, <a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). The imagery of God commanding the clouds underscores His authority over nature, reminiscent of His control during the Exodus when He led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. This also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus calms the storm (<a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a>), demonstrating His divine authority over the natural world.<p><b>and opened the doors of the heavens.</b><br>This phrase signifies God's provision and blessing. The "doors of the heavens" metaphorically refer to the sky, from which God provides sustenance, as seen in the manna given to the Israelites (<a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a>). This act of opening the heavens is a demonstration of God's generosity and care for His people. It also foreshadows the ultimate provision through Jesus Christ, who is described as the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-32.htm">John 6:32-35</a>), fulfilling the spiritual needs of humanity. The imagery of heaven's doors being opened can also be seen in <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a>, where God promises blessings for obedience.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (He)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as the sovereign ruler who commands the natural world.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/skies/heavens.htm">Skies/Heavens</a></b><br>The physical realm above the earth, symbolizing God's domain and the source of divine provision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's provision, as the broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Psalm 78</a> recounts the history of Israel and God's faithfulness despite their rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>God commands the natural world, demonstrating His ultimate authority and control over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision.htm">Divine Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided manna for the Israelites, He continues to provide for our needs today. Trust in His provision is essential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_despite_rebellion.htm">Faithfulness Despite Rebellion</a></b><br>Despite Israel's repeated disobedience, God remained faithful. This encourages us to rely on His faithfulness even when we falter.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment.htm">Spiritual Nourishment</a></b><br>The opening of the heavens symbolizes not just physical provision but also spiritual nourishment, pointing to Christ as our sustainer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_dependence.htm">Gratitude and Dependence</a></b><br>Recognizing God's provision should lead us to gratitude and a deeper dependence on Him for all aspects of life.<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/what_is_the_meaning_of_'one_new_man'.htm">What does 'open the windows of heaven' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'open_heaven's_windows'_mean.htm">What does "open the windows of heaven" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_science_explain_manna_as_'bread'.htm">How can Psalm 78:24's mention of manna as 'bread from heaven' be reconciled with scientific or archaeological data?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_omnipresence_reconciled_in_ps._88_14.htm">How do we reconcile the claim of God's omnipresence with the Psalmist's sense of complete abandonment in Psalm 88:14?</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 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Though he had commanded the clouds from above</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and he commanded</span> (Hengstenberg, Cheyne, Revised Version). The command was subsequent, not previous, to the want of faith (see <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-31</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And opened the doors of heaven</span> (comp. <a href="/genesis/7-11.htm">Genesis 7:11</a>, "The windows of heaven were opened"). The expressions are, of course, poetical (see also <a href="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-23.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">Yet He commanded</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְצַ֣ו</span> <span class="translit">(way·ṣaw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the clouds</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁחָקִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḥā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7834.htm">Strong's 7834: </a> </span><span class="str2">A powder, a thin vapor, the firmament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">above</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמָּ֑עַל</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and opened</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּתָֽח׃</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ṯāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doors</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדַלְתֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏal·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the heavens.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-23.htm">Psalm 78:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-23.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:23 Yet he commanded the skies above (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:24" /></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>