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they said, &#8220Can God really spread a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They even spoke against God himself, saying, “God can’t give us food in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yes, they spoke against God: They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they spoke against God; They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then they spoke against God; They said, &#8220Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then they spoke against God; They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then they spoke against God; They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they spoke against God; They said, “Can God prepare [food for] a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, “Is God able to provide food in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying,&#8221 Is God able to provide food in the wilderness? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They challenged God by saying, "Can God provide food out here in the desert? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They spoke against God by saying, "Can God prepare a banquet in the desert?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They spoke against God and said, "Can God supply food in the desert? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They spoke against God by asking, "Is God able to prepare a feast in the desert?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, ?Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They insulted God, saying, "Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they spoke against God. They said, "Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they speak against God—they said: “Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they speak against God -- they said: 'Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will speak against God; they said, Will God be able to arrange a table in the desert?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they spoke ill of God: they said: Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:19>And they spoke badly about God. They said, “Would God be able to prepare a table in the desert?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They spoke against God, and said, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the wilderness?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Yea, they complained against God; they said, Can God furnish tables of food in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they complained against God and they said, "Can God arrange tables for us in the wilderness?"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Yea, they spoke against God; They said 'Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They spoke also against God, and said, Will God be able to prepare a table in the wilderness?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-19.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=9593" 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">18</span>They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">They spoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: bê·lō·hîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">against God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">saying,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: hă·yū·ḵal (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">“Can</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/6186.htm" title="6186: la·‘ă·rōḵ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To set in a, row, arrange, put in order. A primitive root; to set in a row, i.e. Arrange, put in order.">really prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: lə·ḥān (N-ms) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">a table</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: bam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness?</a> </span><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?”…<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/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4-6</a></span><br />Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat? / We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic. / But now our appetite is gone; there is nothing to see but this manna!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-18.htm">Numbers 11:18-20</a></span><br />And say to the people: Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, because you have cried out in the hearing of the LORD, saying: ‘Who will feed us meat? For we were better off in Egypt!’ Therefore the LORD will give you meat, and you will eat. / You will eat it not for one or two days, nor for five or ten or twenty days, / but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and makes you nauseous—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have cried out before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/11-31.htm">Numbers 11:31-33</a></span><br />Now a wind sent by the LORD came up, drove in quail from the sea, and brought them near the camp, about two cubits above the surface of the ground, for a day’s journey in every direction around the camp. / All that day and night, and all the next day, the people stayed up gathering the quail. No one gathered less than ten homers, and they spread them out all around the camp. / 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.<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/16-7.htm">Exodus 16:7-8</a></span><br />and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?” / And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-12.htm">Exodus 16:12-15</a></span><br />“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’” / That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp. / When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground. ...<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="/2_kings/7-2.htm">2 Kings 7:2</a></span><br />But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-19.htm">2 Kings 7:19</a></span><br />And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-10.htm">Isaiah 49:10</a></span><br />They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-2.htm">Isaiah 55:2</a></span><br />Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<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="/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="/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="/matthew/4-4.htm">Matthew 4:4</a></span><br />But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Yes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?</p><p class="hdg">yea</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/16-8.htm">Exodus 16:8-10</a></b></br> And Moses said, <i>This shall be</i>, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what <i>are</i> we? your murmurings <i>are</i> not against us, but against the LORD… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Numbers 21:5</a></b></br> And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for <i>there is</i> no bread, neither <i>is there any</i> water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/32-19.htm">2 Chronicles 32:19</a></b></br> And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, <i>which were</i> the work of the hands of man.</p><p class="hdg">Can God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4,13</a></b></br> And the mixt multitude that <i>was</i> among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? … </p><p class="hdg">furnish.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/29-2.htm">Array</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Furnish</a> <a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">Table</a> <a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/78-17.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/psalms/78-1.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Array</a> <a href="/psalms/78-47.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-11.htm">Furnish</a> <a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/85-8.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Table</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Wilderness</a> <a href="/psalms/79-12.htm">Words</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>They spoke against God</b><br>This phrase highlights the Israelites' lack of faith and trust in God's provision and power. Throughout their journey in the wilderness, the Israelites frequently doubted God's ability to care for them, despite witnessing numerous miracles such as the parting of the Red Sea and the provision of manna. This attitude of speaking against God reflects a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where the Israelites often rebelled and complained against God's leadership through Moses. It serves as a reminder of the human tendency to doubt and question divine authority, even after experiencing God's faithfulness.<p><b>saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?</b><br>The question posed by the Israelites reveals their skepticism and disbelief in God's ability to provide for their needs in a barren and desolate environment. The "table" symbolizes sustenance and abundance, which seems impossible in the wilderness, a place characterized by scarcity and hardship. This doubt echoes the broader narrative of the Exodus, where the Israelites frequently questioned God's provision, as seen in <a href="/exodus/16.htm">Exodus 16</a> with the provision of manna and quail. The wilderness experience is a test of faith, and this question challenges God's omnipotence and care. In a typological sense, the "table in the wilderness" can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's provision for humanity, as He is the bread of life who provides spiritual nourishment. This phrase also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus miraculously feeds the 5,000 in a desolate place, demonstrating His divine ability to provide abundantly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God who were delivered from Egypt and wandered in the wilderness. They often doubted God's provision and power.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who led the Israelites out of Egypt and provided for them in the wilderness despite their lack of faith.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>The desert area where the Israelites wandered for 40 years. It was a place of testing and reliance on God's provision.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader chosen by God to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and guide them through the wilderness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The event of the Israelites' departure from Egypt, symbolizing God's deliverance and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Just as God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness, He is capable of meeting our needs today. We must trust in His ability to provide, even in seemingly impossible situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_doubt_and_complaining.htm">Avoiding Doubt and Complaining</a></b><br>The Israelites' doubt and complaints serve as a warning. We should guard our hearts against similar attitudes and instead cultivate gratitude and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_god's_past_faithfulness.htm">Recognizing God's Past Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflecting on how God has provided in the past can strengthen our faith in His future provision. Remembering His faithfulness helps us trust Him more deeply.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_power_in_difficult_circumstances.htm">God's Power in Difficult Circumstances</a></b><br>The wilderness represents difficult times in our lives. We can be assured that God is powerful enough to sustain us through any challenge.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faith.htm">The Importance of Faith</a></b><br>Faith is essential in our relationship with God. Without faith, it is impossible to please Him, and we miss out on experiencing His full provision and blessings.<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/can_god_experience_sadness_and_cry.htm">Can God experience sadness and cry?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_78_align_with_archaeology.htm">How do the events recounted in Psalm 78 compare with archaeological findings regarding the Israelites' wilderness journey?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_19_1_align_with_science.htm">How can Psalm 19:1 claim 'the heavens declare the glory of God' when modern science explains celestial phenomena by natural law?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</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>(19, 20) A comparison of these verses with the references in the margin shows how the ancient narratives fared under poetical treatment.<p><span class= "bld">Furnish a table.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm" title="You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over.">Psalm 23:5</a>, Note<p><span class= "bld">Gushed out.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/105-41.htm" title="He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.">Psalm 105:41</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?</span> (see <a href="/numbers/11-4.htm">Numbers 11:4</a>). But the psalmist either feels himself at liberty to expand the account given in the Pentateuch, or has a further knowledge of the real feelings of the people, which has come to him by tradition (compare the comment on ver. 12). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-19.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">They spoke</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against God,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(bê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">saying,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֭מְרוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Can</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲי֣וּכַל</span> <span class="translit">(hă·yū·ḵal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">really prepare</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲרֹ֥ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·rōḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6186.htm">Strong's 6186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To set in a, row, arrange, put in order</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a table</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḥān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> </span><span class="str2">A table, a meal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness?</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(bam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-19.htm">Psalm 78:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:19 Yes they spoke against God (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:20" /></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>