Psalms 78 · Verse 19

Psalms 78:19

Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?
Psalms 78:19, King James Version

Psalms 78:19 in other translations

BSBThey spoke against God, saying, “Can God really prepare a table in the wilderness?
WEBYes, they spoke against God. They said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
ASVYea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
YLTAnd they speak against God--they said: ‘Is God able to array a table in a wilderness?'
DARBYAnd they spoke against God: they said, Is God able to prepare a table in the wilderness?
BBEThey said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?
WebsterYes, they spoke against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

What does Psalms 78:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:17-20

17-20. yet more--literally, "added to sin," instead of being led to repentance (Ro 2:4).

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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 78:19 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.

וַֽיְדַבְּר֗וּvay.da.be.Ruand they spokeH1696
בֵּֽאלֹ֫הִ֥יםbe.Lo.Himagainst GodH430
אָ֭מְרוּ'A.me.ruthey saidH559
הֲי֣וּכַלha.Yu.khal¿ is he ableH3201
אֵ֑ל'ElGodH410
לַעֲרֹ֥ךְla.'a.Rokhto arrangeH6186
שֻׁ֝לְחָ֗ןShul.Chana tableH7979
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057

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Cross references for Psalms 78:19

  • Numbers 21:5

    And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

  • Numbers 11:4

    And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  • Exodus 16:3

    And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Exodus 16:8-10

    And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord. And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord: for he hath heard your murmurings. And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud.

  • Psalms 23:5

    Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

  • Numbers 20:3

    And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord!

  • Numbers 11:13

    Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

  • Job 34:37

    For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

  • Revelation 13:6

    And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:19

    And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the earth, which were the work of the hands of man.

  • Romans 9:20

    Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

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Yea.
Ex 16:8-10; Nu 21:5; 2Ch 32:19; Job 34:37; Ro 9:20; Re 13:6
Can God.
Nu 11:4,13
furnish. Heb. order.

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Context

  • Psalms 78:18

    And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

  • Psalms 78:19

    Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?

  • Psalms 78:20

    Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people?

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Psalms 78:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y hablaron contra Dios, diciendo: ¿Podrá poner mesa en el desierto?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils parlèrent contre Dieu; ils dirent: ✶Dieu pourrait-il dresser une table dans le désert?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie redeten wider Gott; sie sprachen: Sollte Gott in der Wüste einen Tisch zu bereiten vermögen?