Psalms 78:42
Psalms 78:42 in Multiple Translations
They did not remember His power — the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
They remembered not his hand, Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;
They did not remember his strength when he rescued them from their oppressors,
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he deliuered them from the enemie,
They have not remembered His hand The day He ransomed them from the adversary.
They didn’t remember his hand, nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary;
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy.
They forgot about his great power, and they ◄forgot/did not think► about the time when he rescued them from their enemies.
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Psalms 78:42 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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לֹא
זָכְר֥וּ
אֶת
יָד֑/וֹ
י֝֗וֹם
אֲֽשֶׁר
פָּדָ֥/ם
מִנִּי
צָֽר
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
Part
זָכְר֥וּ
zâkar
H2142
to remember
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
Obj.
DirObjM
יָד֑/וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
N-cs | Suff
י֝֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
N-ms
אֲֽשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
Rel
פָּדָ֥/ם
pâdâh
H6299
to ransom
V-Qal-Perf-3ms | Suff
מִנִּי
min
H4480
from
Prep
צָֽר
tsar
H6862
narrow
N-ms
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 78:42
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
זָכְר֥וּ
zâkar
H2142
"to remember"
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
To remember means to recall or mark something, like God remembering his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 9:1 and Exodus 2:24.
Definition: 1) to remember, recall, call to mind 1a) (Qal) to remember, recall 1b) (Niphal) to be brought to remembrance, be remembered, be thought of, be brought to mind 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to remember, remind 1c2) to cause to be remembered, keep in remembrance 1c3) to mention 1c4) to record 1c5) to make a memorial, make remembrance
Usage: Occurs in 223 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well. See also: Genesis 8:1; Psalms 74:2; Psalms 8:5.
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
"Obj."
DirObjM
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Definition: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)
Usage: Occurs in 6782 OT verses. KJV: (as such unrepresented in English). See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 10:8; Genesis 19:21.
יָד֑/וֹ
yâd
H3027
"hand"
N-cs | Suff
In the Bible, 'yad' refers to an open hand, symbolizing power or direction. It can also mean strength or a part of something, like a side or a share. The word is used in many contexts, including anatomy and everyday life.
Definition: : hand/arm[anatomy] 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists
Usage: Occurs in 1446 OT verses. KJV: ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves. See also: Genesis 3:22; Exodus 7:19; Leviticus 14:22.
י֝֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
"day"
N-ms
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
אֲֽשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
"which"
Rel
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Definition: A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when
Usage: Occurs in 4440 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 20:9; Genesis 31:16.
פָּדָ֥/ם
pâdâh
H6299
"to ransom"
V-Qal-Perf-3ms | Suff
To pay a price to set someone free, like a ransom to rescue a person. It's used in the Bible to describe God redeeming his people.
Definition: 1) to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver 1a) (Qal) to ransom 1b) (Niphal) to be ransomed 1c) (Hiphil) to allow one to be ransomed 1d) (Hophal) redeemed
Usage: Occurs in 48 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] at all, deliver, [idiom] by any means, ransom, (that are to be, let be) redeem(-ed), rescue, [idiom] surely. See also: Exodus 13:13; Job 33:28; Psalms 25:22.
מִנִּי
min
H4480
"from"
Prep
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Definition: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
Usage: Occurs in 1094 OT verses. KJV: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 16:32; Leviticus 14:26.
צָֽר
tsar
H6862
"narrow"
N-ms
This word means hard or narrow, often referring to trouble or a tight spot, like an adversary or affliction. It can also mean a small stone or pebble, such as flint, and is used in various biblical contexts to describe challenges.
Definition: narrow, tight
Usage: Occurs in 107 OT verses. KJV: adversary, afflicted(-tion), anguish, close, distress, enemy, flint, foe, narrow, small, sorrow, strait, tribulation, trouble. See also: Genesis 14:20; Psalms 89:24; Psalms 3:2.
Study Notes — Psalms 78:42
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- Psalms 78:42 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 78:42
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:42
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 78:42
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 78:42
- Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 78:42
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 78:42
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 78:42
- Sermons on Psalms 78:42
Context — I Will Open My Mouth in Parables
40How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
41Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel.
42They did not remember His power — the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
43when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan. 44He turned their rivers to blood, and from their streams they could not drink.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Judges 8:34 | The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side. |
| 2 | Psalms 78:11 | They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them. |
| 3 | Jeremiah 32:21 | You brought Your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and with great terror. |
| 4 | Exodus 14:12 | Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.” |
| 5 | Psalms 136:10–15 | He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever. and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever. with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever. He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever. and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever. but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever. |
| 6 | Psalms 106:7–10 | Our fathers in Egypt did not grasp Your wonders or remember Your abundant kindness; but they rebelled by the sea, there at the Red Sea. Yet He saved them for the sake of His name, to make His power known. He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up; He led them through the depths as through a desert. He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. |
| 7 | Exodus 13:9 | It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt. |
| 8 | Isaiah 11:11 | On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. |
| 9 | Psalms 78:21–22 | Therefore the LORD heard and was filled with wrath; so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger flared against Israel, because they did not believe God or rely on His salvation. |
| 10 | Exodus 14:30–31 | That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses. |
Psalms 78:42 Summary
[This verse talks about how the Israelites forgot about God's power and the amazing things He did for them, like rescuing them from the Egyptians, as seen in Exodus 14:13-31. They didn't remember how God had helped them, and that's why they didn't trust Him or obey Him, as seen in Psalms 78:40-41. We can learn from their mistake by regularly remembering God's power and redemption in our lives, such as in 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, and trusting in Him, as seen in Isaiah 40:28-31. By doing so, we can avoid the mistakes of the Israelites and live a life of obedience and trust, as encouraged in Deuteronomy 8:2-5 and Hebrews 3:7-19.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to not remember God's power?
This refers to the Israelites' failure to recall and trust in God's mighty deeds, such as those described in Exodus 14:13-14 and Psalms 77:11-12, which ultimately led to their disobedience and testing of God.
Who is the adversary mentioned in this verse?
The adversary likely refers to the Egyptians, from whom God redeemed the Israelites, as seen in Exodus 14:13-31, where God delivered them from Pharaoh's army.
Why is it significant that the Israelites did not remember God's power?
Not remembering God's power led to a lack of trust and obedience, as seen in Psalms 78:40-41, where they disobeyed and grieved God, demonstrating the importance of recalling and trusting in God's mighty deeds, as encouraged in Deuteronomy 8:2-5.
How can we apply this verse to our own lives?
We can apply this verse by regularly reflecting on God's power and redemption in our lives, such as in 1 Corinthians 10:1-13, where the Israelites' experiences serve as examples for us, and by trusting in His power, as seen in Isaiah 40:28-31, to avoid the mistakes of the Israelites.
Reflection Questions
- What are some times in my life when I have forgotten God's power and redemption, and how did that affect my trust and obedience?
- How can I regularly remember and reflect on God's power and mighty deeds in my life, such as through prayer, Bible reading, and worship, as seen in Psalms 77:10-12?
- In what ways do I test God or provoke Him, as the Israelites did, and what steps can I take to change this, as encouraged in Hebrews 3:7-19?
- What are some ways I can trust in God's power and redemption, even in difficult circumstances, such as in Romans 8:28-39, where we are reminded that God works all things for our good?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 78:42
They remembered not his hand,.... Which brought them out of Egypt, and dashed their enemies in pieces, and which had been so often opened to supply their wants in the wilderness; the Targum renders
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:42
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 78:42
His hand; the great and glorious works of his hand on their behalf. Nor the day; nor that remarkable and never to be forgotten day, that self-same day, as it is called, , which God had fixed four hundred years before, , in which God delivered them from their greatest enemy, the tyrant Pharaoh.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 78:42
Psalms 78:42 They remembered not his hand, [nor] the day when he delivered them from the enemy.Ver. 42. They remembered not his hand] Forgetfulness is the root of rebellion and of all vice, as the Genevists well note here. Eaten bread is soon forgotten, Nihil citius senescit quam gratia (Seneca). Nor the day when he delivered them] viz. From Pharaoh, but so soon as they had sucked the honey they despised the flower.
Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 78:42
(42) The reminiscence of the plagues that follows is not a complete enumeration, and does not proceed in the order of the historic narrative.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 78:42
42. his hand] His power exerted on their behalf. See Exodus 3:19, and often. nor the day &c.] Nor the day when he redeemed them from the adversary (R.V.).
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 78:42
They remembered not his hand - His gracious interpositions; the manifestations of his power. They forgot that power had been exercised which showed that he was omnipotent - that there was no limit to his ability to aid them.
Sermons on Psalms 78:42
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The Call of Gideon by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, Pastor Chuck Smith discusses the story of Gideon from the book of Judges. Gideon was uncertain if God was really with him, so he asked for a sign. He put a fleece o |
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Flip-Flopping Christians 2 - Part 2 by Joshua Daniel | This sermon emphasizes the importance of standing firm in faith and not being swayed by popular opinion or flip-flopping in our commitment to God. It highlights the need to set our |
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Bless the Lord! or Lest We Forget by H.J. Vine | H.J. Vine preaches about the importance of remembering the Lord amidst blessings, drawing from Deuteronomy 6:10-12 where God warns against forgetting Him after receiving abundant b |
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Feeding and Leading by Warren Wiersbe | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of being a person of integrity and using one's unique gifts and message in preaching. He encourages preachers to not be imitat |
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(Exodus) Exodus 14:1-12 by J. Vernon McGee | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the sinful and lost state of humanity. He describes the world as a hopeless and death-filled place, with man marching towards the grave. The |
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The Church's Strength and Secret by Leonard Ravenhill | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the story of Samson from the Bible and uses it as a metaphor for the spiritual condition of some believers. He describes how Samson, a powerfu |
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Words of Expostulation by C.H. Spurgeon | In this sermon, the preacher begins by describing a vision of a great feast where armies have met and there has been a terrible slaughter. He relates this vision to the spiritual b |