Psalms 78:8-15 in English

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.

¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ Remember not our old transgressions; let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us; for we are greatly impoverished.

⁹ Help us, O God our Saviour; for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us; and be merciful to our sins, for thy name's sake.

¹⁰ Lest haply they should say among the heathen, Where is their God? and let the avenging of thy servants' blood that has been shed be known among the heathen before our eyes.

¹¹ Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm preserve the sons of the slain ones.

¹² Repay to our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached thee, O Lord.

¹³ For we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture; we will give thee thanks for ever; we will declare thy praise throughout all generations.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

⁸ Remember not our old transgressions; let your tender mercies speedily prevent us; for we are greatly impoverished.

⁹ Help us, O God our Saviour; for the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us; and be merciful to our sins, for your name's sake.

¹⁰ Lets haply they should say among the heathen, Where is their God? and let the avenging of your servant's blood that has been shed be known among the heathen before our eyes.

¹¹ Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before you; according to the greatness of your arm preserve the sons of the slain ones.

¹² Repay to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.

¹³ For we are your people and the sheep of your pasture; we will give you thanks for ever; we will declare your praise throughout all generations.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And they forgat his doings, and his wondrous works that he had shewed them.

¹² Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as an heap.

¹⁴ In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ They would not be like their ancestors, who were very stubborn and kept rebelling against God; they did not continue firmly trusting in God, and they did not worship only him.

⁹ The soldiers of the tribe of Ephraim had bows and arrows but they ran away from their enemies on the day that they fought a battle with their enemies.

¹⁰ They did not do what they had agreed with God that they would do; they refused to obey his laws.

¹¹ They forgot what he had done; they forgot about the miracles that they had seen him perform.

¹² While our ancestors were watching, God performed miracles in the area around Zoan city in Egypt.

¹³ Then he caused the Red Sea to divide, causing the water on each side to pile up like a wall, with the result that our ancestors walked through it on dry ground.

¹⁴ He led them by a bright cloud during the day and by a fiery light during the night.

¹⁵ He split rocks open in the desert, giving to our ancestors plenty of water from deep inside the earth.

⁸ Remember not our old transgressions; let your tender mercies speedily prevent us; for we are greatly impoverished.

⁹ Help us, O God our Saviour; for the glory of your name, O Lord, deliver us; and be merciful to our sins, for your name's sake.

¹⁰ Lets haply they should say amongst the heathen, Where is their God? and let the avenging of your servant's blood that has been shed be known amongst the heathen before our eyes.

¹¹ Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before you; according to the greatness of your arm preserve the sons of the slain ones.

¹² Repay to our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, with which they have reproached you, O Lord.

¹³ For we are your people and the sheep of your pasture; we will give you thanks for ever; we will declare your praise throughout all generations.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvellous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, were turned back on the day of the fight.

¹⁰ They were not ruled by God's word, and they would not go in the way of his law;

¹¹ They let his works go out of their memory, and the wonders which he had made them see.

¹² He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

¹³ The sea was cut in two so that they might go through; the waters were massed together on this side and on that.

¹⁴ In the daytime he was guiding them in the cloud, and all through the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ The rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And forgot his doings, and his marvellous works which he had shewn them.

¹² In the sight of their fathers had he done wonders, in the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.

¹³ He clave the sea, and caused them to pass through; and made the waters to stand as a heap;

¹⁴ And he led them with a cloud in the daytime, and all the night with the light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the depths, abundantly;

⁸ Remember not our former iniquities: let thy mercies speedily prevent us, for we are become exceeding poor.

⁹ Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name’s sake:

¹⁰ Lest they should say among the Gentiles: Where is their God? And let him be made known among the nations before our eyes, By the revenging the blood of thy servants, which hath been shed:

¹¹ Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.

¹² And render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

¹³ But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.

⁸ Then they would not be like their forefathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation that was untrustworthy and unfaithful.

⁹ The soldiers of Ephraim, though armed with bows, ran away on the day of battle.

¹⁰ They did not keep God's agreement, and refused to follow his laws.

¹¹ They ignored what he had done, and the amazing things he had shown them—

¹² the miracles he had performed for their forefathers near Zoan in Egypt.

¹³ He split the sea in two and led them through, making the water stand like walls on either side.

¹⁴ He led them with a cloud by day, and by night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split open rocks in the desert to give his people plenty to drink, water as deep as the ocean.

⁸ And not to bee as their fathers, a disobedient and rebellious generation: a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirite was not faithfull vnto God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim being armed and shooting with the bowe, turned backe in the day of battell.

¹⁰ They kept not the couenant of God, but refused to walke in his Lawe,

¹¹ And forgate his Actes, and his wonderfull woorkes that he had shewed them.

¹² Hee did marueilous thinges in the sight of their fathers in the lande of Egypt: euen in the fielde of Zoan.

¹³ He deuided the Sea, and led them through: he made also the waters to stand as an heape.

¹⁴ In the day time also hee led them with a cloude, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He claue the rockes in the wildernes, and gaue them drinke as of the great depths.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim were as archers handling the bow, that turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in His law;

¹¹ And they forgot His doings, and His wondrous works that He had shown them.

¹² Marvellous things did He in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He cleaved the sea, and caused them to pass through; and He made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴ By day also He led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He cleaved rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the great deep.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation; A generation that set not their heart aright, And whose spirit was not stedfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And forgat his works, And his wonders that he had shewed them.

¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; And he made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink as out of the great depths.

⁸ And that they may not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that had not directed their heart firmly, and whose spirit was not faithful to God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, like well-armed archers, that turn round on the day of battle,

¹⁰ Kept not the covenant of God, and in his law they refused to walk;

¹¹ And they forgot his deeds, as also his wonders, which he had permitted them to see.

¹² In the presence of their fathers did he do wonders, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zo'an.

¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters stand upright as a wall.

¹⁴ And he led them with the cloud by day, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the mighty deep.

⁸ Remember not our old transgressions; Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us; For we are greatly impoverished.

⁹ Help us, O God our Savior; For the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us; And be merciful to our sins, for thy name’s sake.

¹⁰ Lest haply they should say among the heathen, Where is their God? And let the avenging of thy servants’ blood that has been shed Be known among the heathen before our eyes.

¹¹ Let the groaning of the prisoners come in before thee; According to the greatness of thine arm Preserve the sons of the slain ones.

¹² Repay to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, With which they have reproached thee, O Lord.

¹³ For we are thy people and the sheep of thy pasture; We will give thee thanks forever; We will declare thy praise throughout all generations.

⁸ And might not be, like their forefathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation,—A generation whose heart was not fixed upon God, And whose spirit was not steadfast toward the Almighty.

⁹ The children of Ephraim were like armed bowmen, Who turn their backs in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And forgot his mighty deeds, And the wonders he had shown them.

¹² Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; Yea, he made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴ By day he led them by a cloud, And all the night by a light of fire.

¹⁵ He clave the rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink, as from the great deep.

⁸ and not be like their ancestors, a generation defiant and stubborn, a generation with heart unsteady, and spirit unfaithful towards God.

⁹ Ephraimites, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They did not keep God's covenant, they refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot what he had done, and the wonders he had shown them.

¹² He did wonders before their ancestors in the country of Zoan in Egypt.

¹³ Through the sea which he split he brought them, making waters stand up like a heap;

¹⁴ he led them by day with a cloud, all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ From the rocks which he split in the wilderness, he gave them to drink as of ocean's abundance.

⁸ and not be like their ancestors, a generation defiant and stubborn, a generation with heart unsteady, and spirit unfaithful towards God.

⁹ Ephraimites, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They did not keep God's covenant, they refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot what he had done, and the wonders he had shown them.

¹² He did wonders before their ancestors in the country of Zoan in Egypt.

¹³ Through the sea which he split he brought them, making waters stand up like a heap;

¹⁴ he led them by day with a cloud, all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ From the rocks which he split in the wilderness, he gave them to drink as of ocean's abundance.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim Fruit, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his torot ·teachings·.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt Abode of slavery, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ Then they would not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation whose hearts were not right, and whose spirits were not committed and faithful to God.

⁹ The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they turned back on the day of battle.

¹⁰ They did not keep the covenant with God, and they refused to obey his law.

¹¹ They forgot his deeds, the wonderful things that he had shown them.

¹² They forgot the marvelous things he did in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the land of Zoan.

¹³ He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the waters to stand like walls.

¹⁴ In the daytime he led them with a cloud and all the night with the light of fire.

¹⁵ He split the rocks in the wilderness, and he gave them water abundantly, enough to fill the depths of the sea.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk in his law.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvellous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

¹¹ And forgot his works, and his wonders that he had shown them.

¹² Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he made the waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He cleaved the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk by his Torah.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvelous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ and might not be as their fathers— a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that didn’t make their hearts loyal, whose spirit was not steadfast with God.

⁹ The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They didn’t keep God’s covenant, and refused to walk by his Torah.

¹¹ They forgot his doings, his wondrous deeds that he had shown them.

¹² He did marvellous things in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

¹³ He split the sea, and caused them to pass through. He made the waters stand as a heap.

¹⁴ In the daytime he also led them with a cloud, and all night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.

⁸ Lest they be made a shrewd generation; and stirring to wrath, as the fathers of them. A generation that dressed not his heart; and his spirit was not believed with God.

⁹ The sons of Ephraim, bending a bow, and sending arrows; were turned in the day of battle.

¹⁰ They kept not the testament of God; and they would not go in his law.

¹¹ And they forgat his benificences or benefits; and his marvels, which he showed to them.

¹² He did marvels before the fathers of them, in the land of Egypt; in the field of Tanis.

¹³ He brake the sea, and led them through it; and he ordained the waters as in a bouget or bottle.

¹⁴ And he led them forth in a cloud of the day; and all night in the lightening of fire.

¹⁵ He brake a stone in desert; and he gave water to them as in a much depth.

⁸ Lest they be made a shrewd generation; and (one) stirring to wrath, as the fathers of them. A generation that (ad)dressed not his heart; and his spirit was not believed with God. (Lest they be made a depraved, and a rebellious generation; like their fathers. For they were a generation who did not direct their hearts towards him; and their spirits were not steadfast with God, or firmly fixed on God.)

⁹ The sons of Ephraim, bending a bow, and sending arrows; were turned (aback) in the day of battle. (The sons of Ephraim, bending a bow, and sending arrows; turned and ran away on the day of battle.)

¹⁰ They kept not the testament of God; and they would not go in his law. (They kept not the covenant of God; and they would not follow, or obey, his Law.)

¹¹ And they forgat his benificences; and his marvels, which he showed to them. (And they forgot his good gifts; and his marvellous deeds, which he showed to them.)

¹² He did marvels before the fathers of them, in the land of Egypt; in the field of Tanis. (Yea, he did marvellous deeds before their forefathers, in the land of Egypt; on the plain of Zoan.)

¹³ He brake the sea, and led them through it; and he ordained the waters as in a bouget (or in a bottle). (He broke the sea apart, and led them through it; he made the waters to stand up like walls.)

¹⁴ And he led them forth in a cloud of the day; and all night in the lightening of fire. (And he led them forth by a cloud during the day; and all night long by the light of a fire.)

¹⁵ He brake a stone in desert; and he gave water to them as in a much depth. (He broke open a rock in the wilderness; and he gave water to them as if out of the great depths of the ocean.)

⁸ And they are not like their fathers, A generation apostate and rebellious, A generation! it hath not prepared its heart, Nor stedfast with God is its spirit.

⁹ Sons of Ephraim — armed bearers of bow, Have turned in a day of conflict.

¹⁰ They have not kept the covenant of God, And in His law they have refused to walk,

¹¹ And they forget His doings, And His wonders that He shewed them.

¹² Before their fathers He hath done wonders, In the land of Egypt — the field of Zoan.

¹³ He cleft a sea, and causeth them to pass over, Yea, He causeth waters to stand as a heap.

¹⁴ And leadeth them with a cloud by day, And all the night with a light of fire.

¹⁵ He cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink — as the great deep.