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Themes in Psalm 78

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Themes in Psalm 78

Psalm 78:1 (show verse)

A Maskil of Asaph.

Listen, O my people, to my instruction;

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

Children » Instruction of
Miracles » The wicked » Forget
Music » Maschil » This musical sign occurs in the titles of
Parables » Jesus Christ speaking in parables

Psalm 78:2 (show verse)

I will open my mouth in a parable;
I will utter dark sayings of old,

Children » Instruction of
Parables » Jesus Christ speaking in parables
Prophecies respecting Christ » His preaching by parables

Psalm 78:3 (show verse)

Which we have heard and known,
And our fathers have told us.

Children » Instruction of

Psalm 78:4 (show verse)

We will not conceal them from their children,
But tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.

Children » Instruction of
Parents » Their duty to their children is » To tell them of the miraculous works of God

Psalm 78:5 (show verse)

For He established a testimony in Jacob
And appointed a law in Israel,
Which He commanded our fathers
That they should

teach them to their children,

Children » Instruction of
Children » Indulgence of » Instruction of
Family » Devotions » Instruction of children
Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children
Home » special duties of parents » Instruction of children
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Instruction of children
The law of God » Given » To the israelites
the Law of moses » Given » To the jews
Missionaries » In the family
Rebellion against God » Religious instruction designed to prevent
School » In the home
Social duties » Parental parental duties » Instruction of children

Psalm 78:6 (show verse)

That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born,

That they may arise and tell them to their children,

Children » Instruction of
Instruction » Of children encouraged » Encouraged
Missionaries » In the family
School » In the home
teaching » Spirit as » Encouraged

Psalm 78:7 (show verse)

That they should put their confidence in God
And not forget the works of God,
But keep His commandments,

Children » Instruction of
Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Works
Forgetting God » Works
Missionaries » In the family
School » In the home

Psalm 78:8 (show verse)

And not be like their fathers,
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Children » Instruction of
Decision » Opposed to » Not setting the heart aright
Missionaries » In the family
Rebellion against God » Religious instruction designed to prevent
School » In the home
Self-will » Exhibited in » Rebelling against God
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Rebelling against God
Steadfastness » The wicked devoid of
Stubbornness » Warnings against
Titles and names of the wicked » Stubborn and rebellious generation

Psalm 78:9 (show verse)

The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows,
Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

Cowardice » Cowardice, examples of » Ephraim
Cowardice » Instances of » Ephraimites

Psalm 78:10 (show verse)

They did not keep the covenant of God
And refused to walk in His law;

Disobedience to God » Provokes his anger
Law » Bondage of » Despised
The law of God » The wicked » Refuse to walk in
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
The bible » The law part of » Despised

Psalm 78:11 (show verse)

They forgot His deeds
And His miracles that He had shown them.

Forgetfulness » Fate of those guilty of
Forgetting God » Fate of those guilty of
Forgetting God » Works
Miracles » The wicked » Forget

Psalm 78:12 (show verse)

He wrought wonders before their fathers

In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.

Miracles » Described as » Marvellous things
Miracles » Called » Marvelous things

Psalm 78:13 (show verse)

He divided the sea and caused them to pass through,
And He made the waters stand up like a heap.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 78:14 (show verse)

Then He led them with the cloud by day
And all the night with a light of fire.

Cloud of glory » Was designed to » Shew light to israel
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Fire » Illuminating
Fire » Characterized as » Enlightening
divine Guidance » Promised to the obedient » Examples of
Light » Divided into » Extraordinary or miraculous
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Illuminating

Psalm 78:15 (show verse)

He split the rocks in the wilderness
And gave them abundant drink like the ocean depths.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Living waters » Waters coming forth from the rock
Rock » Struck by moses for water

Psalm 78:16 (show verse)

He brought forth streams also from the rock
And caused waters to run down like rivers.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Rock » Struck by moses for water
Water » Described as » Fluid
Water » Collected in » Streams

Psalm 78:17 (show verse)

Yet they still continued to sin against Him,
To rebel against the Most High in the desert.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Holy spirit » As jehovah, most high
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Sin » The wicked » Heap up
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:18 (show verse)

And in their heart they put God to the test
By asking food according to their desire.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Gluttony » Exemplified
Gluttony » Instances of » Israel
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Worldliness » Instances of » israelites

Psalm 78:19 (show verse)

Then they spoke against God;
They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Unbelief » Exhibited in » Questioning the power of God

Psalm 78:20 (show verse)

“Behold, He struck the rock so that waters gushed out,
And streams were overflowing;
Can He give bread also?
Will He provide

meat for His people?”

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Water
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Rock » Struck by moses for water
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Unbelief » Exhibited in » Questioning the power of God

Psalm 78:21 (show verse)

Therefore the Lord heard and was full of wrath;
And a fire was kindled against Jacob
And anger also mounted against Israel,

Anger of God » Against » Unbelief
Holy spirit » As jehovah, most high
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:22 (show verse)

Because they did not believe in God
And did not trust in His salvation.

Anger of God » Against » Unbelief
Jews, the » National character of » Distrustful of God
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Trust » Of the wicked » Is not in God
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:23 (show verse)

Yet He commanded the clouds above
And opened the doors of heaven;

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Manna
Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Plagues of hail, and thunder, and lightning in egypt
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:24 (show verse)

He rained down manna upon them to eat
And gave them

food from heaven.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Manna
Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
Manna » Called » Corn of heaven
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:25 (show verse)

Man did eat the bread of angels;
He sent them food

in abundance.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
Manna » Called » Angel's food
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:26 (show verse)

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens
And by His power He directed the south wind.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » That brought the quails
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Wind » God » Changes

Psalm 78:27 (show verse)

When He rained meat upon them like the dust,
Even winged fowl like the sand of the seas,

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » That brought the quails
the Sea » The shore of, covered with sand
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:28 (show verse)

Then He let them fall in the midst of their camp,
Round about their dwellings.

Psalm 78:29 (show verse)

So they ate and were well filled,
And their desire He gave to them.

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Worldliness » Instances of » israelites

Psalm 78:30 (show verse)

Before they had satisfied their desire,

While their food was in their mouths,

Blessing » Temporal » From God » israelites » Supplying » Quail
journey of israel through the Desert » To kibroth-hattaavah » Their murmuring punished
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Worldliness » Instances of » israelites

Psalm 78:31 (show verse)

The anger of God rose against them
And killed some of their stoutest ones,
And subdued the choice men of Israel.

journey of israel through the Desert » To kibroth-hattaavah » Their murmuring punished
Trust » The reward for not trusting in the lord
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Worldliness » Instances of » israelites

Psalm 78:32 (show verse)

In spite of all this they still sinned
And did not believe in His wonderful works.

Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Hardness (of heart) » Examples of
Judgments » Different kinds of » Continued sorrows
Trouble » Why people have trouble
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Unbelief » Exhibited in » Not believing the works of God
Unbelievers » Their lifetime spent in vanity

Psalm 78:33 (show verse)

So He brought their days to an end in futility
And their years in sudden terror.

Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Judgments » Different kinds of » Continued sorrows
Seeking God » Afflictions designed to lead to
Trouble » Why people have trouble
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord
Unbelievers » Their lifetime spent in vanity
Vanity » The wicked » Judicially given up to
Vanity » Evil people » Judicially given up to

Psalm 78:34 (show verse)

When He killed them, then they sought Him,
And returned and searched diligently for God;

Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Conversion » Through the instrumentality of » Affliction
Enquiring of God » General examples of
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
God » Remember » Returning to
Inquiring of God » General examples of
Redemption » The lord being the redeemer
Returning to God » General references to
Seeking God » Afflictions designed to lead to
Trouble » Why people have trouble
Unbelief » The reward for not believing the lord

Psalm 78:35 (show verse)

And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer.

Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Redemption » The lord being the redeemer
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Trouble » Why people have trouble
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion

Psalm 78:36 (show verse)

But they deceived Him with their mouth
And lied to Him with their tongue.

Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Flattery » Hypocrites use, to » God
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Religion » Characteristics of » False profession
Trouble » Why people have trouble
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » False profession
FALSE » Economy » Profession of religion

Psalm 78:37 (show verse)

For their heart was not steadfast toward Him,
Nor were they faithful in His covenant.

Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Decision » Opposed to » Not setting the heart aright
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
Steadfastness » The wicked devoid of
Trouble » Why people have trouble

Psalm 78:38 (show verse)

But He, being compassionate,

forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them;

And often He

restrained His anger

And did not arouse all His wrath.

Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
Compassion » Of Christ » Of God
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Error » Definition of » Forgiven
Forgiveness » The lord forgiving
God » Examples of Leadership » Compassion of
Longsuffering Of God » Exemplified
Sin » Excuses offered for » Forgiven
Transgression » Sin, definition of » Forgiven

Psalm 78:39 (show verse)

Thus He remembered that they were but flesh,
A

wind that passes and does not return.

Body » Frailty of
Man » Extremity of examples of » Frailty of
divine Sympathy » For human frailties and sorrows

Psalm 78:40 (show verse)

How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness
And grieved Him in the desert!

journey of israel through the Desert » Marked by constant murmurings and rebellions
Disobedience to God » Provokes his anger

Psalm 78:41 (show verse)

Again and again they

tempted God,

And pained the Holy One of Israel.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 78:42 (show verse)

They did not remember His power,
The day when He redeemed them from the adversary,

Forgetting God » Is forgetting his » Past deliverance
Forgetting God » Past deliverances

Psalm 78:43 (show verse)

When He performed His signs in Egypt
And His marvels in the field of Zoan,

Egyptians » Visted by plagues

Psalm 78:44 (show verse)

And turned their rivers to blood,
And their streams, they could not drink.

Blood » Plague of
Egyptians » Visted by plagues

Psalm 78:45 (show verse)

He sent among them swarms of flies which devoured them,
And frogs which destroyed them.

Egyptians » Visted by plagues
Flies » Plague of
Insects » Flies

Psalm 78:46 (show verse)

He gave also their crops to the grasshopper
And the product of their labor to the locust.

Agriculture » Foes of » Caterpillars
Caterpillar » Sent as a judgment
Egyptians » Visted by plagues
Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Caterpillar

Psalm 78:47 (show verse)

He destroyed their vines with hailstones
And their sycamore trees with frost.

Egypt » Productions of
Egyptians » Visted by plagues
Meteorology » Frost
Sycamore » Destroyed by frost
Trees » Varieties » Sycamore
Trees » Often suffered from » Hail and frost
The vine » Frequently injured by hail and frost
The vine » Places celebrated for » Egypt

Psalm 78:48 (show verse)

He gave over their cattle also to the hailstones
And their herds to bolts of lightning.

Egyptians » Visted by plagues
Hail » Plague of, in egypt
Meteorology » Thunder and lightning » Sent as punishment
Thunder » Sent as punishment

Psalm 78:49 (show verse)

He sent upon them His burning anger,
Fury and indignation and trouble,

A band of destroying angels.

Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Egyptians » Visted by plagues

Psalm 78:50 (show verse)

He leveled a path for His anger;
He did not spare their soul from death,
But gave over their life to the plague,

Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Egyptians » Visted by plagues
God's Judgments » Pestilence » Sent
natural Life » Of the wicked, not specially protected by God
Murrain (a disease of livestock) » A plague of egypt
Plagues » Fatal to man and beast
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Sickness

Psalm 78:51 (show verse)

And smote all the firstborn in Egypt,
The first issue of their virility in the tents of Ham.

Anger of God » Manifested in judgments and afflictions
Egyptians » Visted by plagues
Egyptians » Firstborn of destroyed
Ham » Patronymic of the descendants of ham

Psalm 78:52 (show verse)

But He led forth His own people like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

journey of israel through the Desert » Under God's guidance
God » People of general references to » Guided like a flock
Jews, the » Called God's people » Guided like a flock
God's People » General references to » Guided like a flock
Righteous » Compared with » Sheep
compared to Saints » Sheep
Sheep » Illustrative » Of the jews
Shepherd » One who cares for flocks of sheep
Shepherd » Figurative » Of God's care
Shepherds » Care of the sheep by, exhibited in » Going before and leading them

Psalm 78:53 (show verse)

He led them safely, so that they did not fear;
But the sea engulfed their enemies.

Shepherd » One who cares for flocks of sheep

Psalm 78:54 (show verse)

So He brought them to His holy land,
To this

hill country which His right hand had gained.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 78:55 (show verse)

He also drove out the nations before them
And apportioned them for an inheritance by measurement,
And made the tribes of Israel dwell in their tents.

Cord » Ancient uses of » Measuring ground
Heathen » Their land given to israel

Psalm 78:56 (show verse)

Yet they

tempted and rebelled against the Most High God

And did not keep His testimonies,

No Themes for this verse.

Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
Woman » Young » Not to be given in marriage considered a calamity
Women » Not to be given in marriage was considered a calamity

Psalm 78:64 (show verse)

His priests fell by the sword,

And His widows could not weep.

Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
Widow's » Not to be deplored by, considered a great calamity

Psalm 78:65 (show verse)

Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep,
Like a warrior overcome by wine.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 78:66 (show verse)

drove His adversaries backward;

He put on them an everlasting reproach.

War » Inflicts defeat in

To shepherd Jacob His people,
And Israel His inheritance.

Sheep » Females of, called ewes

Psalm 78:72 (show verse)

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart,
And guided them with his skillful hands.

Uprightness » Should be in » Ruling