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he put them to everlasting shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/78.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He routed his enemies and sent them to eternal shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/78.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/78.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/78.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/78.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And He beat back His enemies; He put them to a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/78.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He drove His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He drove His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/78.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And He drove His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/78.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He struck His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/78.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He drove His enemies backward; He subjected them to lasting shame <i>and</i> dishonor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/78.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He beat back his foes; he gave them lasting disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/78.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He beat back His foes; He gave them lasting shame. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/78.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he smote his adversaries backward: He put them to a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/78.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God scattered his enemies and made them ashamed forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/78.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he smote his adversaries backward: he put them to a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/78.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He struck his enemies from behind and disgraced them forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/78.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He drove his enemies back in lasting and shameful defeat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/78.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He beat back his adversaries, permanently disgracing them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/78.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/78.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/78.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He struck his adversaries backward. He made them a permanent shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/78.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he smote his enemies in the hinder part: he put them to a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/78.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He struck his adversaries backward. He put them to a perpetual reproach. <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 strikes His adversaries backward, "" He has put a continuous reproach on them,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/78.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He smiteth His adversaries backward, A reproach age-during He hath put on them,<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 strike his enemies behind: he gave to them reproach forever.<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 smote his enemies on the hinder parts: he put them to an everlasting reproach. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/78.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 77:66>And he struck his enemies on the back. He gave them over to everlasting disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/78.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He put his foes to flight; everlasting shame he dealt them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/78.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He put his adversaries to rout; he put them to everlasting disgrace.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/78.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he caused his enemies to retreat; he put them to a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/78.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He struck his enemies behind him and he gave them eternal reproach.<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 smote His adversaries backward; He put upon them a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/78.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he brought on them a perpetual reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/78-66.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=9903" 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">65</span>Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, like a mighty warrior overcome by wine. <span class="reftext">66</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yaḵ- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">He beat</a> <a href="/hebrew/268.htm" title="268: ’ā·ḥō·wr (N-ms) -- The hind side, back part. Or achor; from Achiyra'; the hinder part; hence behind, backward; also the West.">back</a> <a href="/hebrew/6862.htm" title="6862: ṣā·rāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent. Or tsar; from tsarar; narrow; a tight place; also a pebble; an opponent.">His foes;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He put them to</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·mōw (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·paṯ (N-fsc) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">shame.</a> </span><span class="reftext">67</span>He rejected the tent of Joseph and refused the tribe of Ephraim.…<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="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6-12</a></span><br />Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors. / And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.” / So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">1 Samuel 6:4-5</a></span><br />“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers. / Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">1 Samuel 4:10-11</a></span><br />So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. / The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">1 Samuel 7:10-14</a></span><br />As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel. / Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car. / Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-30</a></span><br />Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.” / And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.” / And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-3.htm">Exodus 15:3-6</a></span><br />The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name. / Pharaoh’s chariots and army He has cast into the sea; the finest of his officers are drowned in the Red Sea. / The depths have covered them; they sank there like a stone. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-10.htm">Isaiah 63:10</a></span><br />But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-30.htm">Jeremiah 25:30-31</a></span><br />So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them: ‘The LORD will roar from on high; He will raise His voice from His holy habitation. He will roar loudly over His pasture; like those who tread the grapes, He will call out with a shout against all the inhabitants of the earth. / The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-20.htm">2 Samuel 5:20-21</a></span><br />So David went to Baal-perazim, where he defeated the Philistines and said, “Like a bursting flood, the LORD has burst out against my enemies before me.” So he called that place Baal-perazim. / There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-12.htm">2 Chronicles 14:12-13</a></span><br />So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled. / Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a></span><br />The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a></span><br />Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war. / He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows. / He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Colossians 2:15</a></span><br />And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-12.htm">Hebrews 10:12-13</a></span><br />But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God. / Since that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-24.htm">1 Corinthians 15:24-25</a></span><br />Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power. / For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.</p><p class="hdg">and he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6</a></b></br> But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, <i>even</i> Ashdod and the coasts thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">1 Samuel 6:4</a></b></br> Then said they, What <i>shall be</i> the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, <i>according to</i> the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague <i>was</i> on you all, and on your lords.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/40-12.htm">Job 40:12</a></b></br> Look on every one <i>that is</i> proud, <i>and</i> bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.</p><p class="hdg">he put</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/23-40.htm">Jeremiah 23:40</a></b></br> And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/74-23.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/psalms/45-6.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/76-4.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/78-53.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/job/15-4.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/68-22.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/psalms/74-22.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/job/32-13.htm">Rout</a> <a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/81-14.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/psalms/105-10.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Backward</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Beat</a> <a href="/psalms/89-23.htm">Blows</a> <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Drove</a> <a href="/psalms/80-6.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/90-2.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/80-6.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-13.htm">Hinder</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Part</a> <a href="/psalms/103-1.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-15.htm">Perpetual</a> <a href="/psalms/79-4.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Rout</a> <a href="/psalms/83-16.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Turned</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 beat back His foes;</b><br>This phrase highlights God's active role in defending His people and defeating their enemies. Throughout the Old Testament, God is depicted as a warrior who fights on behalf of Israel. This imagery is consistent with the accounts of battles where God intervenes, such as the parting of the Red Sea (Exodus 14) and the fall of Jericho (Joshua 6). The term "foes" can refer to both physical enemies, like the Philistines, and spiritual adversaries. This action of God is a demonstration of His power and sovereignty, emphasizing that victory comes from Him alone. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as described in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a>.<p><b>He put them to everlasting shame.</b><br>The concept of "everlasting shame" suggests a defeat so complete that it leaves a lasting mark of disgrace. In the ancient Near Eastern context, honor and shame were significant cultural values, and to be put to shame was a fate worse than death. This phrase implies not just a temporary setback for God's enemies but a permanent humiliation. Biblically, this can be connected to the ultimate judgment and defeat of evil, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-10.htm">Revelation 20:10</a>, where Satan and his forces are cast into the lake of fire. This everlasting shame can also be seen as a prophetic foreshadowing of the final judgment, where those who oppose God will face eternal consequences.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, demonstrating His power and authority over His enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foes/enemies.htm">Foes/Enemies</a></b><br>Those who oppose God and His people, representing both historical adversaries and spiritual opposition.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The people of God, often the beneficiaries of God's deliverance from their enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/historical_battles.htm">Historical Battles</a></b><br>This verse may allude to specific historical events where God intervened on behalf of Israel, such as battles against the Philistines.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/everlasting_shame.htm">Everlasting Shame</a></b><br>A state of disgrace and defeat that God imposes on His enemies, indicating a permanent and divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>God is supreme over all creation, and His power is unmatched. He can defeat any enemy, whether physical or spiritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment is righteous and just. Those who oppose Him and His purposes will ultimately face defeat and shame.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/assurance_of_victory.htm">Assurance of Victory</a></b><br>Believers can have confidence in God's ability to protect and deliver them from their adversaries, both seen and unseen.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The battle against spiritual forces is real, but God equips and empowers His people to stand firm and claim victory through faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The shame and defeat of God's enemies are everlasting, reminding us of the eternal consequences of opposing God.<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/how_does_psalm_13_4_align_with_god_as_protector.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 13:4's fear of enemies triumphing with the Bible's portrayal of God as an ultimate protector?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_66_9_address_suffering.htm">How does Psalm 66:9 reconcile the belief that God preserves life with the reality of widespread human suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_god's_foes_defy_him_without_fear.htm">In light of Psalm 66:3, how can God's enemies supposedly 'cringe before him' when many openly oppose or dismiss God without apparent consequence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_the_psalmist_abide_in_god_forever.htm">How can the psalmist abide in God's 'tabernacle forever' (Ps 61:4) when Jewish worship practices and structures changed over time?</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>(66) <span class= "bld">He smote.</span>--Possibly an allusion to <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm" title="And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.">1Samuel 5:9</a>, or else to the repeated defeats of the Philistines under Saul and David.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/78.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 66.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts</span>; rather, <span class="accented">backward</span>, so that they fled before him (comp. <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/70-2.htm">Psalm 70:2</a>, etc.). There is no allusion to <a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6-12</a>. The reference is rather to the many victories of Israel over the Philistines, which began under Samuel (<a href="/1_samuel/7-10.htm">1 Samuel 7:10</a>), and continued under Saul and David. <span class="cmt_word">He put them to a perpetual reproach.</span> Covered them, that is, with shame and disgrace. The shame culminated, perhaps, in David's victory over Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-40.htm">1 Samuel 17:40-51</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/78-66.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 beat</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">back</span><br /><span class="heb">אָח֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḥō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_268.htm">Strong's 268: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hinder part, behind, backward, the West</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His foes;</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person 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 /><br /><span class="word">He put them to</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֣תַן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everlasting</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֝וֹלָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shame.</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפַּ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·paṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 78:66 He struck his adversaries backward (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/78-65.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 78:65"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:65" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/78-67.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 78:67"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 78:67" /></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>