Psalms 78:23
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
Psalms 78:23 in other translations
| BSB | Yet He commanded the clouds above and opened the doors of the heavens. |
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| WEB | Yet he commanded the skies above, and opened the doors of heaven. |
| ASV | Yet he commanded the skies above, And opened the doors of heaven; |
| YLT | And He commandeth clouds from above, Yea, doors of the heavens He hath opened. |
| DARBY | Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and had opened the doors of the heavens, |
| BBE | And he gave orders to the clouds on high, and the doors of heaven were open; |
| Webster | Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven, |
What does Psalms 78:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:23-29
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…
Psalms 78:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 78:23
- Genesis 7:11
In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
- Malachi 3:10
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
- Psalms 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
- 2 Kings 7:19
And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
- Isaiah 5:6
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
- 2 Kings 7:2
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
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- Psalms 78:22
Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation:
- Psalms 78:23
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
- Psalms 78:24
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
Psalms 78:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | A pesar de que mandó á las nubes de arriba, y abrió las puertas de los cielos, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Bien qu’il ait commandé aux nuées d’en haut, et qu’il ait ouvert les portes des cieux, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und doch hatte er den Wolken oben geboten und die Türen des Himmels geöffnet |