Chapter 78

1 Listen, ^R2364 O my people, to my instruction; ^F826 Incline ^R2365 your ears to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open ^R2366 my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark ^R2367 sayings of old, 3 Which we have heard and known, And our ^R2368 fathers have told us. 4 We will not ^R2369 conceal them from their children, But tell ^R2370 to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wondrous ^R2371 works that He has done. 5 For He established a testimony ^R2372 in Jacob And appointed a law ^R2373 in Israel, Which He commanded ^R2374 our fathers That they should teach ^{R2375 F827} them to their children, 6 That ^R2376 the generation to come might know, even the ^R2377 children yet to be born, That they may arise and tell ^R2378 them to their children, 7 That they should put their confidence in God And not ^R2379 forget the works of God, But keep ^R2380 His commandments, 8 And not ^R2381 be like their fathers, A stubborn ^R2382 and rebellious generation, A generation that did ^R2383 not prepare ^F828 its heart And whose spirit was not faithful ^R2384 to God.

9 The sons of Ephraim were ^F829 archers ^R2385 equipped with bows, Yet they ^R2386 turned back in the day of battle. 10 They did ^R2387 not keep the covenant of God And refused to walk ^R2388 in His law; 11 They forgot ^R2389 His deeds And His miracles ^F830 that He had shown them. 12 He ^R2390 wrought wonders before their fathers In the land of Egypt, in the field ^R2391 of Zoan. 13 He divided ^R2392 the sea and caused them to pass through, And He made the waters stand up ^R2393 like a heap. 14 Then He led them with the cloud by day ^R2394 And all the night with a light ^R2395 of fire. 15 He split ^R2396 the rocks in the wilderness And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths. 16 He brought ^R2397 forth streams also from the rock And caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 Yet they still continued to sin against Him, To rebel ^R2398 against the Most High in the desert. 18 And in their heart they put ^R2399 God to the test By asking food ^R2400 according to their desire. 19 Then they spoke against God; They said, "Can ^R2401 God prepare a table in the wilderness? 20 "Behold, He struck ^R2402 the rock so that waters gushed out, And streams were overflowing; Can He give bread also? Will He provide meat ^{R2403 F831} for His people?" 21 Therefore the LORD heard and was ^F832 full ^R2404 of wrath; And a fire was kindled against Jacob And anger also mounted against Israel, 22 Because they did ^R2405 not believe in God And did not trust in His salvation. 23 Yet He commanded the clouds above And opened ^R2406 the doors of heaven; 24 He rained ^R2407 down manna upon them to eat And gave them food ^{R2408 F833} from heaven. 25 Man did eat the bread of angels; ^F834 He sent them food ^F835 in ^{R2409 F836} abundance. 26 He caused ^R2410 the east wind to blow in the heavens And by His power ^F837 He directed the south wind. 27 When He rained meat ^F838 upon them like the dust, Even winged ^R2411 fowl like the sand of the seas, 28 Then He let them fall in the midst of their ^F839 camp, Round about their dwellings. 29 So they ate ^R2412 and were well filled, And their desire He gave to them. 30 Before ^F840 they had satisfied their desire, While ^R2413 their food was in their mouths, 31 The anger ^R2414 of God rose against them And killed some ^F841 of their stoutest ^R2415 ones, And subdued ^F842 the choice men of Israel. 32 In spite of all this they still ^R2416 sinned And did ^R2417 not believe in His wonderful works. 33 So He brought their ^R2418 days to an end in futility ^F843 And their years in sudden terror. 34 When He killed them, then they sought ^R2419 Him, And returned and searched diligently ^R2420 for God; 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, ^R2421 And the Most High God their Redeemer. ^R2422 36 But they deceived ^R2423 Him with their mouth And lied ^R2424 to Him with their tongue. 37 For their heart was not steadfast ^R2425 toward Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant. 38 But He, being compassionate, ^R2426 forgave ^{R2427 F844} their iniquity and did not destroy them; And often He restrained ^{R2428 F845} His anger And did not arouse all His wrath. 39 Thus He ^R2429 remembered that they were but flesh, ^R2430 A wind ^{R2431 F846} that passes and does not return.

40 How often they rebelled ^R2432 against Him in the wilderness And grieved ^R2433 Him in the desert! ^R2434 41 Again and again they tempted ^{R2435 F847} God, And pained the Holy ^R2436 One of Israel. 42 They did ^R2437 not remember His ^R2438 power, ^F848 The day when He redeemed ^R2439 them from the adversary, 43 When He performed His signs ^R2440 in Egypt And His marvels ^R2441 in the field of Zoan, 44 And turned ^R2442 their rivers to blood, And their streams, they could not drink. 45 He sent among them swarms of flies ^R2443 which devoured them, And frogs ^R2444 which destroyed them. 46 He gave also their crops to the grasshopper ^R2445 And the product of their labor to the locust. ^R2446 47 He destroyed ^F849 their vines with hailstones ^R2447 And their sycamore trees with frost. 48 He gave over their cattle ^R2448 also to the hailstones And their herds to bolts of lightning. 49 He sent ^R2449 upon them His burning anger, Fury and indignation and trouble, A ^F850 band of destroying angels. 50 He leveled a path for His anger; He did not spare their soul from death, But gave ^R2450 over their life to the plague, 51 And smote ^R2451 all the firstborn in Egypt, The first ^R2452 issue of their virility in the tents of Ham. ^R2453 52 But He led ^R2454 forth His own people like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like ^R2455 a flock; 53 He led them safely, ^R2456 so that they did not fear; But the ^R2457 sea engulfed their enemies. 54 So He ^R2458 brought them to His holy land, ^F851 To this hill ^{R2459 F852} country which ^R2460 His right hand had gained. 55 He also drove ^R2461 out the nations before them And apportioned ^R2462 them for an inheritance by measurement, And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents. 56 Yet they tempted ^{R2463 F853} and rebelled ^R2464 against the Most High God And did not keep His testimonies, 57 But turned back and acted ^R2465 treacherously like their fathers; They turned ^R2466 aside like a treacherous bow. 58 For they provoked ^R2467 Him with their high ^R2468 places And aroused ^R2469 His jealousy with their graven ^R2470 images. 59 When God heard, He was ^F854 filled with wrath ^R2471 And greatly abhorred ^R2472 Israel; 60 So that He abandoned ^R2473 the dwelling ^R2474 place at Shiloh, The tent which ^F855 He had pitched among men, 61 And gave up His strength ^R2475 to captivity And His glory into ^R2476 the hand of the adversary. 62 He also delivered ^R2477 His people to the sword, And was ^F856 filled with wrath at His inheritance. 63 Fire ^R2478 devoured His ^F857 young men, And His ^F857 virgins ^R2479 had no wedding songs. 64 His ^F858 priests ^R2480 fell by the sword, And His ^F858 widows ^R2481 could not weep. 65 Then the Lord awoke ^R2482 as if from sleep, Like a warrior ^R2483 overcome ^F859 by wine. 66 He drove ^{R2484 F860} His adversaries backward; He put on them an everlasting reproach. 67 He also rejected ^R2485 the tent of Joseph, And did not choose the tribe of Ephraim, 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion ^R2486 which He loved. 69 And He built ^R2487 His sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which He has founded forever. 70 He also chose ^R2488 David His servant And took him from the sheepfolds; 71 From the ^{R2489 F861} care of the ewes ^F862 with ^R2490 suckling lambs He brought him To shepherd ^R2491 Jacob His people, And Israel His ^R2492 inheritance. 72 So he shepherded them according to the integrity ^R2493 of his heart, And guided them with his skillful hands.

Chapter 79

1 O God, the nations ^R2494 have invaded ^F863 Your ^R2495 inheritance; They have defiled Your holy ^R2496 temple; They have laid ^R2497 Jerusalem in ruins. 2 They have given the dead ^R2498 bodies of Your servants for food to the birds of the heavens, The flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts of the earth. 3 They have poured out their blood like water round about Jerusalem; And there was no ^R2499 one to bury them. 4 We have become a reproach ^R2500 to our neighbors, A scoffing and derision to those around us. 5 How ^R2501 long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy ^R2502 burn ^R2503 like fire?

6 Pour ^R2504 out Your wrath upon the nations which do ^R2505 not know You, And upon the kingdoms which do ^R2506 not call upon Your name. 7 For they have devoured ^R2507 Jacob And laid ^R2508 waste his habitation. ^F864 8 Do ^R2509 not remember the ^F865 iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet ^R2510 us, For we are brought ^R2511 very low. 9 Help ^R2512 us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your ^R2513 name; And deliver us and forgive ^{R2514 F866} our sins for ^R2515 Your name's sake. 10 Why ^R2516 should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let there be known among the nations in our sight, Vengeance ^R2517 for the blood of Your servants which has been shed. 11 Let the ^R2518 groaning of the prisoner come before You; According to the greatness of Your power ^F867 preserve those ^F868 who are doomed ^R2518 to die. 12 And return to our neighbors sevenfold ^R2519 into ^R2520 their bosom The ^F869 reproach ^R2521 with which they have reproached You, O Lord. 13 So we Your people and the sheep ^R2522 of Your pasture ^F870 Will give ^R2523 thanks to You forever; To all generations we will tell ^R2524 of Your praise.

Chapter 80

1 Oh, give ear, Shepherd ^R2525 of Israel, You who lead Joseph ^R2526 like a flock; You who are ^R2527 enthroned above the cherubim, shine forth! 2 Before Ephraim ^R2528 and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir ^R2529 up Your power And come to save us! 3 O God, restore ^R2530 us And cause ^R2531 Your face to shine upon us, and ^F871 we will be saved. 4 O LORD God of hosts, How ^R2533 long will You be ^F872 angry with the prayer of Your people? 5 You have fed them with the bread ^R2534 of tears, And You have made them to drink tears in large ^F873 measure. 6 You make us an ^F874 object of contention to ^R2535 our neighbors, And our enemies laugh among themselves. 7 O God of hosts, restore us And cause Your face to shine upon us, and ^F875 we will be saved.

8 You removed a vine ^R2536 from Egypt; You drove ^R2537 out the nations ^F876 and planted ^R2538 it. 9 You cleared ^R2539 the ground before it, And it took ^R2540 deep root and filled the land. 10 The mountains were covered with its shadow, And the ^F877 cedars of God with its boughs. ^R2541 11 It was sending out its branches to ^R2542 the sea And its shoots to the River. 12 Why have You broken ^R2543 down its hedges, ^F878 So that all who pass that way pick its fruit? 13 A boar from the forest eats ^R2544 it away And whatever moves in the field feeds on it. 14 O God of hosts, turn ^R2545 again now, we beseech You; Look ^R2546 down from heaven and see, and take care of this vine, 15 Even the shoot ^{R2547 F879} which Your right hand has planted, And on the son ^F880 whom You have strengthened ^F881 for Yourself. 16 It is burned ^R2548 with fire, it is cut down; They perish at the rebuke ^R2549 of Your countenance. 17 Let Your ^R2550 hand be upon the man of Your right hand, Upon the son of man whom You made ^R2551 strong for Yourself. 18 Then we shall not turn ^R2552 back from You; Revive ^R2553 us, and we will call upon Your name. 19 O LORD God of hosts, restore ^R2554 us; Cause Your face to shine upon us, and ^F882 we will be saved.