Psalm 78:41

Modern

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

Traditional

Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

Literal

And they turned back and tested God, and they pained the Holy One of Israel.

Latin

Et conversi sunt, et tentaverunt Deum, et sanctum Israël exacerbaverunt.

Hebrew

English

Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

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

Numbers 14:22
…not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
Hebrews 3:8–11
…do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
Acts 7:39
But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Deuteronomy 6:16
Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
2 Peter 2:21–22
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
Psalm 78:19–20
They spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
Numbers 14:4
So they said to one another, “Let us appoint a leader and return to Egypt.”
2 Kings 19:22
Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel!
Mark 5:35–36
While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”
Psalm 89:18
Surely our shield belongs to the LORD, and our king to the Holy One of Israel.

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes LORD: Names or title used to refer to God