Psalms 78 · Verse 25

Psalms 78:25

Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.
Psalms 78:25, King James Version

Psalms 78:25 in other translations

BSBMan ate the bread of angels; He sent them food in abundance.
WEBMan ate the bread of angels. He sent them food to the full.
ASVMan did eat the bread of the mighty: He sent them food to the full.
YLTFood of the mighty hath each eaten, Venison He sent to them to satiety.
DARBYMan did eat the bread of the mighty; he sent them provision to the full.
BBEMan took part in the food of strong ones; he sent them meat in full measure.
WebsterMan ate angels' food: he sent them food to the full.

What does Psalms 78:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 78:23-29

23-29. (Compare Ex 16:11-15; Nu 11:4-9).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Man did eat angels' food - לחם אבירים אכל איש lechem abbirim achal ish, "Man did eat the bread of the mighty ones;" or, each person ate, etc. They ate such bread as could only be expected at the tables of the rich and great, the best, the most delicate food. How little did this gross people know of the sublime excellence of that which they called light bread, and which they said their soul loathed; Num 21:5! It was a type of Jesus Christ for so says St. Paul: "They all ate the same spiritual meat, and drank the same spiritual drink," etc., 1Cor 10:3, 1Cor 10:4. And our Lord calls himself "the bread that came down from heaven, that giveth life unto the world," Joh 6:31-35 : but a Jew sees nothing but with the eyes of flesh. It is true their doctors or rabbins are full of allegories, mysteries, and conceits; but they are, in general, such as would disgrace the Cabinet des Fees, and would not be tolerated in the nursery. O, how thick a veil hangs over their gross and hardened hearts.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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 78:25 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.

לֶ֣חֶםLe.chembread ofH3899
אַ֭בִּירִים'A.bi.rimmighty [ones]H47
אָ֣כַל'A.khalhe ateH398
אִ֑ישׁ'IsheveryoneH376
צֵידָ֬הtzei.DahfoodH6720
שָׁלַ֖חsha.Lachhe sentH7971
לָהֶ֣םla.Hemto them
לָשֹֽׂבַע\׃la.Soa'to satietyH7648

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

Cross references for Psalms 78:25

  • Exodus 16:8

    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.

  • Matthew 15:37

    And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.

  • Matthew 14:20

    And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

  • Psalms 103:20

    Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Man, etc.Or, Every one did eat the bread of the mighty. {Lechem abbeerim,} "bread of the mighty:"--they ate such food as could only be expected at the tables of the rich and great;--the best, the most delicate food. Or, it might be so called because it rendered the people healthy and vigorous, and fit for their marches.
103:20
he sent.
Ex 16:8; Mt 14:20; 15:37

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

Context

  • Psalms 78:24

    And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

  • Psalms 78:25

    Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full.

  • Psalms 78:26

    He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

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Psalms 78:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Pan de nobles comió el hombre: envióles comida á hartura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’homme mangea le pain des puissants; il leur envoya des vivres à satiété.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Mensch aß Brot der Starken, Speise sandte er ihnen bis zur Sättigung.