Psalms 78:58
“For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.”
Psalms 78:58 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- They provoked him to anger on their hills: and moved him to jealousy with their graven things.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- For they provoked him to anger with their high places, And moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
- DARBYDarby
- And they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their engraved images.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- For they provoked him to anger with their high places and moved him to jealousy with their carved images.
Context: Psalms 78
56Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:
57But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow.
58For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.
59When God heard this, he was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel:
60So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
About Psalms 78: Lessons from Israel's History
Psalm 78 recounts the history of Israel and how God proved Himself faithful despite their continuous disobedience. It emphasizes the importance of passing down the knowledge of God's faithfulness to future generations.
Commentary
Psalm 78 serves as a reminder that forgetting God's faithfulness leads to disobedience and downfall. The psalmist emphasizes the need to teach the next generation about God's work and wonders so that we can honor Him with our lives. The psalm also highlights the consequences of disobedience and the need for repentance. Thus, we must make a conscious effort to pass down our faith and knowledge of God's faithfulness to the generations that follow us. Ultimately, we are encouraged to trust in God's faithfulness because He is the only one who can grant us eternal salvation.