| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak! | 1A Maskil of Asaph. My people, hear my instruction; listen to what I say. |
| 2I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past. | 2I will declare wise sayings; I will speak mysteries from the past-- |
| 3What we have heard and learned--that which our ancestors have told us-- | 3things we have heard and known and that our fathers have passed down to us. |
| 4we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD's praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done. | 4We 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. |
| 5He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants, | 5He established a testimony in Jacob and set up a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children |
| 6so that the next generation, children yet to be born, might know about them. They will grow up and tell their descendants about them. | 6so that a future generation-- children yet to be born--might know. They were to rise and tell their children |
| 7Then they will place their confidence in God. They will not forget the works of God, and they will obey his commands. | 7so that they might put their confidence in God and not forget God's works, but keep His commands. |
| 8Then they will not be like their ancestors, who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that was not committed and faithful to God. | 8Then 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. |
| 9The Ephraimites were armed with bows, but they retreated in the day of battle. | 9The Ephraimite archers turned back on the day of battle. |
| 10They did not keep their covenant with God, and they refused to obey his law. | 10They did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by His law. |
| 11They forgot what he had done, the amazing things he had shown them. | 11They forgot what He had done, the wonderful works He had shown them. |
| 12He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors, in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. | 12He worked wonders in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, the region of Zoan. |
| 13He divided the sea and led them across it; he made the water stand in a heap. | 13He split the sea and brought them across; the water stood firm like a wall. |
| 14He led them with a cloud by day, and with the light of a fire all night long. | 14He led them with a cloud by day and with a fiery light throughout the night. |
| 15He broke open rocks in the wilderness, and gave them enough water to fill the depths of the sea. | 15He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the depths. |
| 16He caused streams to flow from the rock, and made the water flow like rivers. | 16He brought streams out of the stone and made water flow down like rivers. |
| 17Yet they continued to sin against him, and rebelled against the sovereign One in the desert. | 17But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High. |
| 18They willfully challenged God by asking for food to satisfy their appetite. | 18They deliberately tested God, demanding the food they craved. |
| 19They insulted God, saying, "Is God really able to give us food in the wilderness? | 19They spoke against God, saying," Is God able to provide food in the wilderness? |
| 20Yes, he struck a rock and water flowed out, streams gushed forth. But can he also give us food? Will he provide meat for his people?" | 20Look! He struck the rock and water gushed out; torrents overflowed. But can He also provide bread or furnish meat for His people?" |
| 21When the LORD heard this, he was furious. A fire broke out against Jacob, and his anger flared up against Israel, | 21Therefore, the LORD heard and became furious; then fire broke out against Jacob, and anger flared up against Israel |
| 22because they did not have faith in God, and did not trust his ability to deliver them. | 22because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation. |
| 23He gave a command to the clouds above, and opened the doors in the sky. | 23He gave a command to the clouds above and opened the doors of heaven. |
| 24He rained down manna for them to eat; he gave them the grain of heaven. | 24He rained manna for them to eat; He gave them grain from heaven. |
| 25Man ate the food of the mighty ones. He sent them more than enough to eat. | 25People ate the bread of angels. He sent them an abundant supply of food. |
| 26He brought the east wind through the sky, and by his strength led forth the south wind. | 26He made the east wind blow in the skies and drove the south wind by His might. |
| 27He rained down meat on them like dust, birds as numerous as the sand on the seashores. | 27He rained meat on them like dust, and winged birds like the sand of the seas. |
| 28He caused them to fall right in the middle of their camp, all around their homes. | 28He made them fall in His camp, all around His tent. |
| 29They ate until they were stuffed; he gave them what they desired. | 29They ate and were completely satisfied, for He gave them what they craved. |
| 30They were not yet filled up, their food was still in their mouths, | 30Before they had satisfied their desire, while the food was still in their mouths, |
| 31when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees. | 31God's anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel's choice young men. |
| 32Despite all this, they continued to sin, and did not trust him to do amazing things. | 32Despite all this, they kept sinning and did not believe His wonderful works. |
| 33So he caused them to die unsatisfied and filled with terror. | 33He made their days end in futility, their years in sudden disaster. |
| 34When he struck them down, they sought his favor; they turned back and longed for God. | 34When He killed some of them, the rest began to seek Him; they repented and searched for God. |
| 35They remembered that God was their protector, and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. | 35They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God, their Redeemer. |
| 36But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him. | 36But they deceived Him with their mouths, they lied to Him with their tongues, |
| 37They were not really committed to him, and they were unfaithful to his covenant. | 37their hearts were insincere toward Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant. |
| 38Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury. | 38Yet 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. |
| 39He remembered that they were made of flesh, and were like a wind that blows past and does not return. | 39He remembered that they were only flesh, a wind that passes and does not return. |
| 40How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness, and insulted him in the desert! | 40How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert. |
| 41They again challenged God, and offended the Holy One of Israel. | 41They constantly tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. |
| 42They did not remember what he had done, how he delivered them from the enemy, | 42They did not remember His power shown on the day He redeemed them from the foe, |
| 43when he performed his awesome deeds in Egypt, and his acts of judgment in the region of Zoan. | 43when He performed His miraculous signs in Egypt and His wonders in the region of Zoan. |
| 44He turned their rivers into blood, and they could not drink from their streams. | 44He turned their rivers into blood, and they could not drink from their streams. |
| 45He sent swarms of biting insects against them, as well as frogs that overran their land. | 45He sent among them swarms of flies, which fed on them, and frogs, which devastated them. |
| 46He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. | 46He gave their crops to the caterpillar and the fruit of their labor to the locust. |
| 47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain. | 47He killed their vines with hail and their sycamore fig trees with a flood. |
| 48He rained hail down on their cattle, and hurled lightning bolts down on their livestock. | 48He handed over their livestock to hail and their cattle to lightning bolts. |
| 49His raging anger lashed out against them, He sent fury, rage, and trouble as messengers who bring disaster. | 49He sent His burning anger against them: fury, indignation, and calamity-- a band of deadly messengers. |
| 50He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction. | 50He cleared a path for His anger. He did not spare them from death but delivered their lives to the plague. |
| 51He struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, the firstfruits of their reproductive power in the tents of Ham. | 51He struck all the firstborn in Egypt, the first progeny of the tents of Ham. |
| 52Yet he brought out his people like sheep; he led them through the wilderness like a flock. | 52He led His people out like sheep and guided them like a flock in the wilderness. |
| 53He guided them safely along, while the sea covered their enemies. | 53He led them safely, and they were not afraid; but the sea covered their enemies. |
| 54He brought them to the border of his holy land, to this mountainous land which his right hand acquired. | 54He brought them to His holy land, to the mountain His right hand acquired. |
| 55He drove the nations out from before them; he assigned them their tribal allotments and allowed the tribes of Israel to settle down. | 55He drove out nations before them. He apportioned their inheritance by lot and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. |
| 56Yet they challenged and defied the sovereign God, and did not obey his commands. | 56But they rebelliously tested the Most High God, for they did not keep His decrees. |
| 57They were unfaithful and acted as treacherously as their ancestors; they were as unreliable as a malfunctioning bow. | 57They treacherously turned away like their fathers; they became warped like a faulty bow. |
| 58They made him angry with their pagan shrines, and made him jealous with their idols. | 58They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images. |
| 59God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel. | 59God heard and became furious; He completely rejected Israel. |
| 60He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh, the tent where he lived among men. | 60He abandoned the tabernacle at Shiloh, the tent where He resided among men. |
| 61He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy. | 61He gave up His strength to captivity and His splendor to the hand of a foe. |
| 62He delivered his people over to the sword, and was angry with his chosen nation. | 62He surrendered His people to the sword because He was enraged with His heritage. |
| 63Fire consumed their young men, and their virgins remained unmarried. | 63Fire consumed His chosen young men, and His young women had no wedding songs. |
| 64Their priests fell by the sword, but their widows did not weep. | 64His priests fell by the sword, but the widows could not lament. |
| 65But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; he was like a warrior in a drunken rage. | 65Then the Lord awoke as if from sleep, like a warrior from the effects of wine. |
| 66He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults. | 66He beat back His foes; He gave them lasting shame. |
| 67He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. | 67He rejected the tent of Joseph and did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. |
| 68He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves. | 68He chose instead the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which He loved. |
| 69He made his sanctuary as enduring as the heavens above; as secure as the earth, which he established permanently. | 69He built His sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that He established forever. |
| 70He chose David, his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds. | 70He chose David His servant and took him from the sheepfolds; |
| 71He took him away from following the mother sheep, and made him the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and of Israel, his chosen nation. | 71He brought him from tending ewes to be shepherd over His people Jacob-- over Israel, His inheritance. |
| 72David cared for them with pure motives; he led them with skill. | 72He shepherded them with a pure heart and guided them with his skillful hands. |
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