Psalms 78 · Verse 15

Psalms 78:15

He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.
Psalms 78:15, King James Version

Psalms 78:15 in other translations

BSBHe split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.
WEBHe split rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
ASVHe clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
YLTHe cleaveth rocks in a wilderness, And giveth drink--as the great deep.
DARBYHe clave rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the depths, abundantly;
BBEThe rocks of the waste land were broken by his power, and he gave them drink as out of the deep waters.
WebsterHe cleaved the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

What does Psalms 78:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:15-16
15-16. There were two similar miracles (Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11). great depths--and--rivers--denote abundance.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 78:9-39

Sin dispirits men, and takes away the heart. Forgetfulness of God's works is the cause of disobedience to his laws. This narrative relates a struggle between God's goodness and man's badness. The Lord hears all our murmurings and distrusts, and is much displeased. Those that will not believe the power of God's mercy, shall feel the fire of his indignation. Those cannot be said to trust in God's salvation as their…

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Psalms 78:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְבַקַּ֣עye.va.Ka'he split openH1234
צֻ֭רִיםTzu.rimrocksH6697
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057
וַ֝יַּ֗שְׁקְvai.Yashkand he gave [them] to drinkH8248
כִּתְהֹמ֥וֹתkit.ho.Motlike deepsH8415
רַבָּֽה\׃ra.BahmuchH7227

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 78:15

  • Exodus 17:6

    Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

  • Psalms 105:41

    He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

  • Numbers 20:11

    And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.

  • 1 Corinthians 10:4

    And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

  • Psalms 114:8

    Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.

  • Isaiah 43:20

    The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

  • Revelation 22:1

    And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

  • Isaiah 48:21

    And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • Isaiah 41:18

    I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

  • Revelation 22:17

    And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

  • John 7:37-38

    In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
105:41; 114:8; Ex 17:6; Nu 20:11; Isa 41:18; 43:20; Joh 7:37,38
1Co 10:4; Re 22:1,17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 78:14

    In the daytime also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire.

  • Psalms 78:15

    He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths.

  • Psalms 78:16

    He brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers.

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Psalms 78:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hendió las peñas en el desierto: y dióles á beber como de grandes abismos;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il fendit les rochers dans le désert, et les abreuva comme aux abîmes, abondamment;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er spaltete Felsen in der Wüste und tränkte sie reichlich wie aus Tiefen.