Psalm 78:40

Modern

How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

Traditional

How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

Literal

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

Latin

Quoties exacerbaverunt eum in deserto; in iram concitaverunt eum in inaquoso?

Hebrew

English

How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!

The Israelites rebelled even though the Lord had rescued them from powerful plagues.

This wisdom psalm urges people to learn wisdom and share it faithfully.

Theme notes and profiles

Ephesians 4:30
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Psalm 95:8–10
…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people treat Me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in Me, despite all the signs I have performed among them?
Isaiah 63:10
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
Hebrews 3:15–17
As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
Deuteronomy 9:21–22
And I took that sinful thing, the calf you had made, and burned it in the fire. Then I crushed it and ground it to powder as fine as dust, and I cast it into the stream that came down from the mountain.
Isaiah 7:13
Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?
Psalm 106:14–33
They craved intensely in the wilderness and tested God in the desert.
Psalm 107:11
…because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.
Psalm 78:17
But they continued to sin against Him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.