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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.My people, hear my instruction;
listen to what I say.

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 declare wise sayings;
I will speak mysteries from the past—

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

Psalm 78:3 (show verse)

things we have heard and known
and that our fathers have passed down to us.

Children » Instruction of

Psalm 78:4 (show verse)

We must not hide them from their children,
but must tell a future generation
the praises of the Lord,
His might, and the wonderful works
He has performed.

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

Psalm 78:5 (show verse)

He established a testimony in Jacob
and set up a law in Israel,
which He commanded our fathers
to teach 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)

so that a future generation—
children yet to be born—might know.
They were to rise and tell 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)

so that they might put their confidence in God
and not forget God’s works,
but keep His commands.

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)

Then they would not be like their fathers,
a stubborn and rebellious generation,
a generation whose heart was not loyal
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 Ephraimite archers turned back
on the day of battle.

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

Psalm 78:10 (show verse)

They did not keep God’s covenant
and refused to live by 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 what He had done,
the wonderful works 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 worked wonders in the sight of their fathers
in the land of Egypt, the region of Zoan.

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

Psalm 78:13 (show verse)

He split the sea and brought them across;
the water stood firm like a wall.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 78:14 (show verse)

He led them with a cloud by day
and with a fiery light throughout the night.

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 rocks in the wilderness
and gave them drink as abundant as the 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 streams out of the stone
and made water flow 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)

But they continued to sin against Him,
rebelling in the desert against the Most High.

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)

They deliberately tested God,
demanding the food they craved.

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)

They spoke against God, saying,
“Is God able to provide food 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)

Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out;
torrents overflowed.
But can He also provide bread
or furnish 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 became furious;
then fire broke out against Jacob,
and anger flared up 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 God
or rely on 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)

He gave a command to 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 manna for them to eat;
He gave them grain 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)

People ate the bread of angels.
He sent them an abundant supply of food.

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 made the east wind blow in the skies
and drove the south wind by His might.

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)

He rained meat on them like dust,
and winged birds 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)

He made them fall in His camp,
all around His tent.

Psalm 78:29 (show verse)

They ate and were completely satisfied,
for He gave them what they craved.

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 the food was still 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)

God’s anger flared up against them,
and He killed some of their best men.
He struck down Israel’s choice young men.

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)

Despite all this, they kept sinning
and did not believe 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)

He made their days end in futility,
their years in sudden disaster.

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 some of them,
the rest began to seek Him;
they repented and searched 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)

They remembered that God was their rock,
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 mouths,
they lied to Him with their tongues,

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)

their hearts were insincere toward Him,
and they were unfaithful to 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)

Yet He was compassionate;
He atoned for their guilt
and did not destroy them.
He often turned His anger aside
and did not unleash 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)

He remembered that they were only 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)

They constantly tested God
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 78:42 (show verse)

They did not remember His power shown
on the day He redeemed them from the foe,

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

Psalm 78:43 (show verse)

when He performed His miraculous signs in Egypt
and His wonders in the region of Zoan.

Egyptians » Visted by plagues

Psalm 78:44 (show verse)

He turned their rivers into blood,
and they could not drink from their streams.

Blood » Plague of
Egyptians » Visted by plagues

Psalm 78:45 (show verse)

He sent among them swarms of flies,
which fed on them,
and frogs, which devastated them.

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

Psalm 78:46 (show verse)

He gave their crops to the caterpillar
and the fruit 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 killed their vines with hail
and their sycamore fig trees with a flood.

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 handed over their livestock to hail
and their cattle to lightning bolts.

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 His burning anger against them:
fury, indignation, and calamity—
a band of deadly messengers.

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

Psalm 78:50 (show verse)

He cleared a path for His anger.
He did not spare them from death
but delivered their lives 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)

He struck all the firstborn in Egypt,
the first progeny of 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)

He led His people out like sheep
and guided them like a flock in the wilderness.

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