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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 />he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He made streams pour from the rock, making the waters flow down like a river!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also brought streams out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought forth streams from the rock And made waters run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He brought forth streams also from the rock And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He brought forth streams also from the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He brought forth streams also from the cliff face And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams also from the rock [at Rephidim and Kadesh] And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams out of the stone and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams out of the stone and made water flow down like rivers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He made streams gush out like rivers from rocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He made streams come out of a rock. He made the water flow like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He caused a stream to come out of the rock and made water flow like a river. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought streams from rock, causing water to flow like a river.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And brings out streams from a rock, "" And causes waters to come down as rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And bringeth out streams from a rock, And causeth waters to come down as rivers.<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 bring forth flowings from the rock, and bring down waters as rivers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He brought forth water out of the rock: and made streams run down as rivers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:16>He brought forth water from the rock, and he conducted the waters, as if they were rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He made streams flow from crags, caused rivers of water to flow down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He made streams come out of the rock, and caused waters to flow down like rivers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He brought forth streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He brought out streams from the rock and the waters flowed like rivers.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he brought water out of the rock, and caused waters to flow down as rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-16.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=9575" 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">15</span>He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣi (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">He brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/5140.htm" title="5140: nō·wz·lîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To flow, trickle, drop, distill. A primitive root; to drip, or shed by trickling.">streams</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: mis·sā·la‘ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">from the stone</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mā·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">and made water</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: way·yō·w·reḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">flow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: kan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ (Prep-k, Art:: N-mp) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">like rivers.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.…<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/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a></span><br />Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-8.htm">Numbers 20:8-11</a></span><br />“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.” / So Moses took the staff from the LORD’s presence, just as he had been commanded. / Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen now, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Isaiah 48:21</a></span><br />They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out.<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="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15</a></span><br />He led you through the vast and terrifying wilderness with its venomous snakes and scorpions, a thirsty and waterless land. He brought you water from the rock of flint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Psalm 105:41</a></span><br />He opened a rock, and water gushed out; it flowed like a river in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17-18</a></span><br />The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. / I will open rivers on the barren heights, and fountains in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></span><br />But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-38</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-1.htm">Revelation 22:1</a></span><br />Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Psalm 114:8</a></span><br />who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13</a></span><br />He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/29-6.htm">Job 29:6</a></span><br />when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-41.htm">Psalm 105:41</a></b></br> He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places <i>like</i> a river.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/8-15.htm">Deuteronomy 8:15</a></b></br> Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, <i>wherein were</i> fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where <i>there was</i> no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-21.htm">Deuteronomy 9:21</a></b></br> And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, <i>and</i> ground <i>it</i> very small, <i>even</i> until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/39-28.htm">Crag</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/job/39-28.htm">Rocky</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-24.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Crag</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-44.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Rocky</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Streams</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Water</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Waters</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>He brought streams from the stone</b><br>This phrase refers to the miraculous provision of water from a rock during the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a> and <a href="/numbers/20-11.htm">Numbers 20:11</a>. In these accounts, God instructs Moses to strike a rock, resulting in water flowing out to quench the thirst of the Israelites. This event highlights God's power and provision, demonstrating His ability to meet the needs of His people in seemingly impossible situations. The rock is often seen as a type of Christ, as Paul notes in <a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a>, where he states that the spiritual rock that followed them was Christ. This typology emphasizes Jesus as the source of living water, providing spiritual sustenance and life.<p><b>and made water flow down like rivers</b><br>The imagery of water flowing like rivers underscores the abundance and sufficiency of God's provision. In a desert context, where water is scarce, the idea of rivers flowing is a powerful symbol of God's generosity and care. This abundance is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Isaiah 41:18</a>, where God promises to open rivers in desolate heights and fountains in the midst of valleys. The flowing water can also be seen as a metaphor for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, as Jesus describes in <a href="/john/7-38.htm">John 7:38-39</a>, where He speaks of rivers of living water flowing from within those who believe in Him. This connection highlights the transformative and life-giving power of the Spirit in the believer's life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power and provision for His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>Though not directly mentioned in this verse, he was the leader through whom God performed the miracle of bringing water from the rock.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of God's miraculous provision during their wilderness journey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites experienced God's provision of water from the rock.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rock_at_horeb.htm">Rock at Horeb</a></b><br>The specific location where God instructed Moses to strike the rock to bring forth water (<a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a>).<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God provides for our needs in miraculous ways, often beyond our understanding or expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_power.htm">Faith in God's Power</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to provide even in seemingly impossible situations, as He did for the Israelites in the wilderness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Water from the rock symbolizes spiritual nourishment and life, pointing to Christ as the living water.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_faithfulness.htm">Obedience and Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's provision often requires obedience and faithfulness, as seen in Moses' actions at Horeb.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembering_god's_works.htm">Remembering God's Works</a></b><br>Reflect on and remember God's past faithfulness to strengthen our faith in current challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_78.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 78</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_78_stress_unverified_miracles.htm">Why does Psalm 78 emphasize miracles that lack corroboration in external historical records, such as water flowing from rocks?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_striking_a_rock_yield_water_for_all.htm">Numbers 20:2-11 - How could striking a rock realistically produce enough water for an entire nation and their livestock?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jonathan's_covenant_with_david_inconsistent.htm">Does the nature of Jonathan's covenant with David in 1 Samuel 20:16 present any inconsistencies with later depictions of Israelite covenants?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_become_king.htm">How did David rise from shepherd to king?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">Rock.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">cliff--sela, </span>the word always used of the event that took place at Kadesh (<a href="/context/numbers/20-8.htm" title="Take the rod, and gather you the assembly together, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak you to the rock before their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock: so you shall give the congregation and their beasts drink.">Numbers 20:8-11</a>), as <span class= "ital">ts-r </span>is of the rock in Horeb. The plural of this latter word in <a href="/psalms/78-15.htm" title="He split the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.">Psalm 78:15</a> is poetical and general.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹצִ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ṣi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">streams</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹזְלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(nō·wz·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, trickle, drop, distill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the stone</span><br /><span class="heb">מִסָּ֑לַע</span> <span class="translit">(mis·sā·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craggy rock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and made water</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flow down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֖וֹרֶד</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·reḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like rivers.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּנְּהָר֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(kan·nə·hā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-16.htm">Psalm 78:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:16 He brought streams also out (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:17" /></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>