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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 />They did not remember his power— the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They did not remember his power and how he rescued them from their enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, <i>nor</i> the day when he delivered them from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They did not remember His power: The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the enemy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They did not remember His power, The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember [the miracles worked by] His [powerful] hand, Nor the day when He redeemed them from the enemy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember his power shown on the day he redeemed them from the foe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember His power shown on the day He redeemed them from the foe, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They forgot about his power and how he had rescued them from their enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They did not remember his power- the day he freed them from their oppressor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They forgot his great power and the day when he saved them from their enemies <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They did not remember his power— the day he delivered them from their adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember His power?the day He redeemed them from the adversary,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/78.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have not remembered His hand "" The day He ransomed them from the adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/78.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand the day which he redeemed them from the enemy;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/78.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, in the day that he redeemed them from the hand of him that afflicted them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:42>They did not remember his hand, in the day that he redeemed them from the hand of the one troubling them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They did not remember his power, the day he redeemed them from the foe, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They did not keep in mind his power, or the day when he redeemed them from the foe;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the oppressor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they did not remember his hand the day he saved them from the oppressor<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/78.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They remembered not His hand, Nor the day when He redeemed them from the adversary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They remembered not his hand, the day in which he delivered them from the hand of the oppressor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-42.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=9747" 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">41</span>Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">His power—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ăšer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: pā·ḏām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">He redeemed them</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nî- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣār (N-ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">the adversary,</a> </span><span class="reftext">43</span>when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.…<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/13-14.htm">Exodus 13:14</a></span><br />In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-34.htm">Judges 8:34</a></span><br />The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Deuteronomy 32:7</a></span><br />Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-21.htm">Psalm 106:21</a></span><br />They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9-10</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a></span><br />They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-17.htm">Nehemiah 9:17</a></span><br />They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-51.htm">Exodus 12:51</a></span><br />And on that very day the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt by their divisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></span><br />Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-5.htm">Psalm 105:5</a></span><br />Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-12</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-36.htm">Acts 7:36</a></span><br />He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Hebrews 3:9</a></span><br />where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-2</a></span><br />I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea. / They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.</p><p class="hdg">remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-11.htm">Psalm 78:11,21,22</a></b></br> And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-10.htm">Psalm 136:10-15</a></b></br> To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/13-9.htm">Exodus 13:9</a></b></br> And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand, and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought thee out of Egypt.</p><p class="hdg">the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-7.htm">Psalm 106:7-10</a></b></br> Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked <i>him</i> at the sea, <i>even</i> at the Red sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/14-12.htm">Exodus 14:12,30,31</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For <i>it had been</i> better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness… </p><p class="hdg">the enemy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/74-18.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Foe</a> <a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/psalms/78-26.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/55-18.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/psalms/77-15.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/psalms/78-35.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/78-39.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/psalms/77-12.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Adversary</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Foe</a> <a href="/psalms/78-54.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Oppressor</a> <a href="/psalms/78-61.htm">Power</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/psalms/106-10.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/psalms/79-8.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Work</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 did not remember His power—</b><br>This phrase highlights the Israelites' forgetfulness of God's mighty acts. Throughout the Old Testament, remembering God's deeds is a recurring theme, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a>, where the Israelites are urged to remember the long journey in the wilderness. The power of God is often demonstrated through miraculous events, such as the plagues in Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea. This forgetfulness can be seen as a spiritual failure, leading to a lack of faith and trust in God. The power of God is a central theme in the Bible, often associated with His ability to save and deliver His people, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a>.<p><b>the day He redeemed them from the adversary,</b><br>This refers to the Exodus, when God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, a pivotal event in Jewish history. The term "redeemed" is significant, as it implies a purchase or liberation, often used in the context of freeing someone from bondage. The adversary here is Pharaoh and the oppressive Egyptian regime. This act of redemption is a type of Christ's redemptive work on the cross, where He delivers believers from the bondage of sin. The Exodus is frequently referenced throughout Scripture as a symbol of God's saving power, as seen in <a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a> and echoed in the New Testament in passages like <a href="/1_corinthians/10.htm">1 Corinthians 10:1-4</a>, where Paul draws parallels between the Israelites' journey and the Christian 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, whose power and acts of redemption are being forgotten by the people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people who are being admonished for forgetting God's mighty works and deliverance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The place from which God redeemed the Israelites, symbolizing bondage and oppression.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/adversary.htm">Adversary</a></b><br>Represents the enemies of Israel, specifically the Egyptians in the context of the Exodus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/exodus.htm">Exodus</a></b><br>The event of God delivering the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, showcasing His power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembering_god's_works.htm">The Importance of Remembering God's Works</a></b><br>Forgetting God's past deliverance can lead to spiritual complacency and disobedience. Regularly recounting His deeds strengthens faith and trust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_forgetfulness.htm">The Consequences of Forgetfulness</a></b><br>When we forget God's power and past interventions, we are more susceptible to fear and doubt in current challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_memory.htm">The Role of Scripture in Memory</a></b><br>Engaging with Scripture helps us remember God's faithfulness and power, providing a foundation for our faith and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_and_testimony.htm">Personal Reflection and Testimony</a></b><br>Sharing personal testimonies of God's work in our lives can encourage others and reinforce our own memory of His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_a_heart_of_gratitude.htm">Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude</a></b><br>Regularly thanking God for His past deliverance fosters a grateful heart and a positive outlook on present and future 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/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_8_31__how_did_flies_vanish_overnight.htm">Exodus 8:31: How can a massive infestation of flies vanish overnight without any residue or long-term consequences?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ask_'where_is_god'_if_omnipresent.htm">If God is said to be omnipresent, why does the psalmist continually ask, 'Where is your God?' (Psalm 42:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_see_god_as_ruthless.htm">In Job 10:16, why does Job perceive God as a ruthless adversary when other parts of the Bible portray Him as compassionate?</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>(42) The reminiscence of the plagues that follows is not a complete enumeration, and does not proceed in the order of the historic narrative.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They remembered not his hand;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "his doings" (comp. ver. 11, they "forgat his works"). <span class="cmt_word">Nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.</span> "The day" intended is probably that of the drowning of the Egyptians in the Red Sea (Exodus 15:28). In this the Egyptian signs culminated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-42.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 did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His power—</span><br /><span class="heb">יָד֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֝֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He redeemed</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּדָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(min·nî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the adversary,</span><br /><span class="heb">צָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6862.htm">Strong's 6862: </a> </span><span class="str2">Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-42.htm">Psalm 78:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-42.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:42 They didn't remember his hand (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-41.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:41"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:41" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-43.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:43"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:43" /></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>